Monthly Archives: February 2014

Pakistani PM to arrive in Ankara for trilateral summit

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Ankara on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Turkey to attend Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit, officials said. The trilateral process, an important platform for high-level dialogue, security cooperation, and economic development partnership, was launched in 2007.

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Turkish FM on visit to Sarajevo

Turkey will continue to support Bosnia and Herzegovina, said Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, on Wednesday in a visit to the capital Sarajevo which has witnessed scenes of mass unrest since Friday. “Turkey is and will be on the side of our Bosnian brothers anytime for its stability, peace, political and territorial integrity,” said Davutoglu. “We came here …

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Obama, Hollande discuss Iran and Syrian situation

US President Barack Obama met Tuesday at the White House with French President Francois Hollande during which they discussed several regional issues, including Syria and Iran. During a joint press conference, Obama praised France for its “determination to meet its responsibilities as a global leader,” saying “from Mali and the …

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India calls for UNSC to adapt to current geo-political realities

India on Wednesday called for radical UN Security Council reforms to represent the current geo-political realities of the world. “Security Council today is clearly one of the most troubling anachronisms of our times. As a body mandated with the primary responsibility for maintenance

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Cyprus leaders pledge to find agreement as soon as possible

Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders vowed to seek agreement on ending the island’s four-decade division “as soon as possible,” relaunching peace talks Tuesday after nearly a two-year hiatus. Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu endorsed a road map for the relaunch of the U.N.-brokered talks at a meeting …

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Bosnian PM proposes snap elections

Bosnian PM Nermin Niksic has proposed the holding of snap elections as a result of massive anti-corruption protests that have gripped the country. At present, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitution does not allow for the holding of early elections. Wednesday the PM of the Bosnian-Croatian federation within the larger Bosnia and Herzegovina confederative entity tabled to parliament a motion for legislative …

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