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EU remains committed in pursuit to a lasting peace agreement in Mali

The European Union “will remain committed” to the process of talks in Algiers with the various Malian groups to reach a lasting peace agreement in Mali, Chairman of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy said Monday in Brussels following his meeting with Malian Premier, Moussa Mara. “I assured the Prime …

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Obama, Modi discuss bilateral ties

After their first meeting over dinner at the White House, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama unveiled a joint roadmap for Indo-U.S. ties by issuing a vision statement and writing a joint editorial, making “chalein saath saath,” or “forward together we go,” the central theme …

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Putin, Poroshenko to meet again within two weeks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko are to have another face-to-face meeting, the Kremlin announced Friday. Putin’s foreign-policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said the two leaders had held several telephone calls since they meet in the Belarus capital, Minsk, last month and will meet within two weeks.

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Turkish President calls for no-fly zone over Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again insisted on the declaration of a no-fly zone inside Syria as the Turkish government considers how to be a part of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Turkey said it will take measures, including military steps, in the …

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UN chief meets Pakistani PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in New York, said Pakistan Foreign Office on Friday. Welcoming the Prime Minister, the Secretary General fondly recalled his visit to Islamabad in August last year and his participation in the Independence Day celebrations of …

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No ground troops in Iraq, says French foreign minister

France’s foreign minister stressed Thursday that its role in an international coalition to combat ISIL will see it continue airstrikes against the militant group, but it has no intention to send in ground troops. “I’m crystal clear about it. It is necessary that Iraqis themselves are involved,” Laurent Fabius stated …

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French Interior Minister to visit Ankara

The French interior minister arrived in Ankara on Sept. 26 for talks with his Turkish counterpart aimed at improving intelligence and security communications, after an embarrassing bungle allowed three suspected jihadists to walk free.

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