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UN Secretary General welcomes Mali peace deal

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised the signing of a peace agreement between the Government of Mali, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad and the High Council for the Unity of Azawad early on Tuesday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, his press office said in a statement.

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EU hails Mali peace accord

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Wednesday welcomed the signing in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou of a peace deal between the Malian authorities and the main rebel group, National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA).

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EU delays parliamentary visits to Turkey

The European Union has scrapped a parliamentary visit to Turkey following the Ankara government’s stinging criticism of an EU resolution about the handling of Turkish protests. European parliamentarian Elmar Brok said that visit of the legislative delegation

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