Eurasia Press & News
EU’s Catherine Ashton will next meet with Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci in Brussels on Monday, October 7, it has been announced. Ashton’s office also said on Thursday that “the purpose of the meeting is to review progress on implementation
Read More »UN chief, Iranian FM discuss nuclear programme and Syrian conflict
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late Wednesday discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif Iran’s nuclear programme and the conflict in Syria. The Secretary-General “welcomed the generally favourable impressions
Read More »Ban hails UNSC support for humanitarian aid to Syrians
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday night welcomed the Presidential Statement approved by the Security Council earlier today on the humanitarian situation in Syria, his press office said in a statement.
Read More »Mali releases 23 Tuareg rebel in effort to continue peace process
Mali’s government freed 23 rebel prisoners on Wednesday under terms of a June ceasefire deal in an effort to revive a stalled peace process after Tuareg separatists pulled out last week. Violence has flared in northern Mali since the MNLA rebel group abandoned the ceasefire on Thursday. A grenade attack that wounded …
Read More »Egyptian authorities remove barricading wall in Cairo
The Egyptian authorities removed on Wednesday one of the security walls, located in Qasr al-Aini street, which had been built by the military in downtown Cairo to prevent recurring confrontations from reaching state buildings.
Read More »Putin and Obama could discuss Syria next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama may discuss the Syria crisis on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit next week in Bali, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. “It would be rather logical to meet (Obama) in Bali, taking into account the work on the Syrian issue,” …
Read More »NATO concerned over Russian fences at Georgian border
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Wednesday expressed concern over Russias “continued activity in erecting fences and other obstacles along administrative boundary lines within Georgia.” “This is in
Read More »Serbian President, Russian Ambassador discuss South Stream Project
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić says Serbia’s course is clear as it wants to have close cooperation with Russia that does not hinder the country’s EU integration process. During Wednesday’s meeting between the Serbian president and Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin it was concluded that all preparations for the beginning of works
Read More »Chinese Embassy in Syria hit by mortar shell, 1 injured
A mortar shell hit the compound of the Chinese Embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus, damaging the building and injuring a Syrian employee. It was the first time that the Chinese Embassy was hit since the Syrian conflict broke out 2-and-a-half years ago.
Read More »Tunisian Ambassador returns to Cairo
Diplomatic sources have said that Tunisian Ambassador Mahmoud Khmer returned to Cairo on Tuesday evening after a two-month vacation.
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