November, 2014

• 26 November

  France suspends Mistral delivery to Russia

  France suspended the planned delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday, after months of growing speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale ever by a Nato country to the Kremlin. The French president’s office announced the suspension “until further notice” after growing pressure from allies to suspend …

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• 26 November

  Russia’s militarisation of Crimea will affect entier Black Sea, NATO military commander warns

  NATO’s top military commander said during a visit to Kiev on Wednesday that Russian forces were still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the “backbone” to separatist rebels fighting government forces. NATO’s top military commander has also warned that Russia’s “militarisation” of the annexed Crimea region could be used by Moscow to …

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• 26 November

  Turkey discusses agreement for gas supply from Russia

  Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak approved a final memorandum agreement which will be signed by heads of states on Dec. 1. Natural gas talks with Russia to secure price discounts for increased supplies from Gazprom to Turkey are in progress, said Turkey’s  energy minister on Wednesday …

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• 26 November

  Turkey condemns airstrikes claimed by Libyan govt in Tripoli

  Turkey on Wednesday condemned air strikes claimed by the Libyan government on an airport in Tripoli controlled by a rival administration, setting it at odds with the country’s internationally recognized authorities. Turkey appointed a special representative to Libya last month, who became the first envoy publicly to meet with the …

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• 26 November

  NATO does not consider no-fly zone in north of Syria

  NATO is not considering establishing a no-fly zone in northern Syria, something Turkey has been calling for to alleviate security and humanitarian pressure on its southern border, one of the alliance’s top generals said. “A no-fly zone is a resource-intensive undertaking,” Lt.-Gen. John Nicholson, the new head of LANDCOM, said at his …

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• 26 November

  French Defence Minister to visit India

  French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in India on a three-day visit later this month to hold talks with his counterpart Manohar Parrikar during which the issue of the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale combat aircraft is likely to come up. He will arrive in India on November …

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• 26 November

  Egypt, France Presidents discuss Mideast situation

  President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his French Counterpart Francois Hollande agreed to cooperate in efforts to counter terrorism, resolve the Palestinian situation and support the current Iraqi government. In a joint press conference held in Paris, Al-Sisi noted his discussions with Hollande were “fruitful” and reflected unified opinions regarding bilateral, …

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• 26 November

  Egypt, UAE hold joint military training

  Egypt and Emirati military officials have finalised preparations for a joint training exercise between the two countries ongoing for the last few days in Sheik Zayed city in the United Arab Emirates. The joint exercise, dubbed “Righteous Arrows”, aims to “support and strengthen the areas of military cooperation and coordination”. …

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• 24 November

  Biden ends Turkey visit

  US Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday wrapped up a key visit to Turkey without a breakthrough on military co-operation in the Syrian crisis but with officials confident the talks brought their positions closer. During his three-day trip to Istanbul, Biden held several hours of talks with both Turkish President …

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• 24 November

  Ukrainian President: Moldova, Ukraine have no alternative but EU

  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held talks with Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski as part of his official visit to Moldova on Thursday, the presidential press service has reported. “The Ukrainian president thanked the Moldovan president for hospitality and the organization of a trilateral meeting and said …

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