Posted by seumasach on August 8, 2015
US Holds Secret Talks With Russia on Middle East Behind EU’s Back
6th August, 2015
High-ranking Russian and US military officials are holding “secret negotiations” to reduce tensions between Russia and NATO, Spanish news website Mil21.es reported, citing anonymous European intelligence sources.
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Posted by seumasach on August 6, 2015
3rd August, 2015
The Syrian people have had a long affiliation with Russia, and this friendship has shown its worth since the start of the violent Western-backed campaign against the government of Bashar al Assad.
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Posted by seumasach on August 3, 2015
M.K.Bhadrakumar
3rd August, 2015
In an amazing departure from the established pattern of India-Pakistan relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only decided, notwithstanding the rising border tensions between the two countries lately, to stay the course and go through with the meeting between the two countries at the level of the National Security Advisors as agreed previously but also to take the initiative to propose the dates of the meeting on August 23-24.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2015
Kerry Seeks Russia’s Help Fighting ISIL
24th July, 2015
The historic Iran nuclear deal is offering hope of renewed cooperation in the Middle East and a potential warming of US-Russian relations. In the coming weeks, US Secretary of State John Kerry plans to discuss new strategies for combating Islamic State militants with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
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Posted by seumasach on July 22, 2015
Justin Raimondo
15th July, 2015
The historic agreement signed by the P5+1 and the government of Iran marks a turning point in America’s relations with the world. It reverses the momentum of nearly fifteen years of constant warfare and puts us on a path to peace.
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Posted by seumasach on July 22, 2015
21st July, 2015
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is thanking Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) for China’s role in securing the nuclear deal with Iran.
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Posted by seumasach on July 18, 2015
M.K.Bhadrakumar
17th July, 2015
Most analysts blithely overlook that Iran also has a “Look East” dimension to its foreign policies and once it shakes off the shackles of the UN sanctions, it is that vector which is bound to become lively almost overnight, impacting the regional alignments in the South Asian region in a major way.
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Posted by seumasach on July 17, 2015
16th July, 2015
US President Barack Obama has thanked his Russian counterpart for his role in achieving a nuclear agreement with Iran. Washington says the two leaders also pledged to work to reduce tensions in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on July 16, 2015
M.K.Bhadrakumar
15th July, 2015
The world community has overwhelmingly, enthusiastically welcomed the Iran nuclear deal. Many western powers are scrambling to tap into the deal and take advantage of seamless business opportunities that could be opening up. The French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who has been in the forefront of those insisting on an iron-clad agreement is likely to be in a long line of top diplomats beating a path to Tehran.
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Posted by seumasach on July 9, 2015
The international monetary system itself depends a lot on the US dollar, or, to be precise, on the monetary and financial policy of the US authorities. The BRICS countries want to change this,” Putin said.
“In the year since the Durban Summit, we have managed to achieve significant progress in this direction. In the near future, we expect to finalise all the remaining issues and we will be able to use this Bank’s potential to realise major projects in our countries,” he said.
The Statesman
9th July, 2015
BRICS has no plans to form a military and political alliance, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to allay apprehensions of the West.
He, however, emphasised that the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, having “coinciding strategic interests”, wants to change the global monetary order which depends a lot on the US dollar.
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Posted by seumasach on June 19, 2015
19th June, 2015
The Ukrainian crisis needs to be resolved, and a large alliance with Russia is needed in order to establish peace in Syria and Iraq, former French Prime Minister François Fillon told Sputnik on Friday.
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