Posted by seumasach on August 10, 2015
“Russia’s top diplomat cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US-led coalition against ISIL, saying the United Nations Security Council should enter the equation in order to resolve the “ambiguities” of the campaign.”
10th August, 2015
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Damascus would agree to be a part of the international coalition against ISIL Takfiri terrorists in case it receives such a request.
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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
Kosovo approves war crimes court following EU, US pressure
4th August, 2015
The EU has welcomed a decision by Kosovo on Monday (3 August) to set up a special war crimes court to prosecute former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
“While recognising that this step by MPs of the Kosovo Assembly was not easy, it is a sign of responsibility and determination to establish the truth and make decisions compatible with Kosovo’s European path,” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement.
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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 6, 2015
5th August, 2015
TOKYO, August 5. /TASS/. Russia must not be an isolated country as its global participation is important in the solution of key issues on the international arena, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was quoted by Japan’s Nikkei daily as saying.
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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 28, 2015
28th July, 2015
The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers favors the creation of a sovereign insolvency mechanism for euro zone states to prevent future crises and says countries should be able to leave the currency bloc as a last resort.
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Posted by seumasach on July 28, 2015
26th July, 2015
Germany is willing to discuss the creation of a euro zone finance minister who would have his own budget and raise extra taxes, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 28, 2015
9th April, 2015
Since their announcement in 2013 during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kazakhstan and Indonesia, the New Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (termed together the “One Belt One Road” initiative) have been extensively discussed among China’s academia and policymaking circles. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at a press conference accompanying China’s recent parliamentary session, called the initiative a “central focus” of China’s foreign policy in the year 2015. As a key part of the narrative of the new Chinese leadership, the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative has not only become one of the top priorities of the Chinese government, it has also attracted considerable interest from abroad, and particularly from neighboring Asian countries. A case in point is that more than 30 countries have joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2015
24th July, 2015
SIMFEROPOL, July 24. /TASS/. Leader of the center-right party The Republicans and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has fully endorsed the trip of the members of his political association to Crimea, member of the French parliamentary delegation visiting Crimea, member of the French National Assembly Claude Goasguen has told TASS.
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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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