February, 2014

• 25 February

  President of Greek Parliament to visit Armenia

  President of the Greek Parliament Vangelis Meimarakis is coming to Armenia today for a working visit of two days at the invitation of the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan.

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• 25 February

  Ukraine authorities want Yanukovich to face ICC trial

  New Ukrainian authorities want to deposed President Victor Yanukovich to be tried by the International Criminal Court. Ukraine’s parliament overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to ask the court in The Hague to try Mr. Yanukovich and “mass murder” of civilians during violent anti-government protests that killed more than 80 people.

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• 25 February

  Bulgaria supports Montenegro’s NATO membership

  Montenegro supports Bulgaria for NATO membership, President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev said during his two-day visit to Podgorica.

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• 25 February

  Bulgaria voices concern over Ukraine decision to not recognize regional languages

  The Bulgarian government is not satisfied with Ukraine’s decision to cancel the recognition of the Bulgarian language as regional language. Earlier this week the Supreme Rada of Ukraine canceled the Language Policy Act state that the status of “regional language” the

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• 24 February

  Musharraf to appear before court on March 7

  Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Monday directed by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court to appear personally on March 7 in connection with a case over the detention of judges in 2007. The court exempted Gen (retd) Musharraf from Monday’s hearing following a request from his lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui.

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• 24 February

  Egypt cabinet resigns

  Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Beblawy on Monday announced the resignation of his military-backed government in a surprise measure. Local media had been predicting a limited Cabinet reshuffle to allow Army chief and Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi to resign and run for President in an election scheduled for mid-April under a …

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• 24 February

  UN adopts aid resolution for Syria

  The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to pass a resolution requiring full access of humanitarian aid into war torn Syria. The resolution demands that the Syrian government and opposition groups provide immediate access to allow aid to be delivered to millions of people in desperate need.

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• 24 February

  Ashton to visit Ukraine

  EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Ukraine on Monday for talks with key players after the weekend’s dramatic events.

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• 24 February

  Arrest warrant issued on Yanukovych for crimes on protesters

  Ukraine issued an arrest warrant Feb. 24 for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych over the “mass murder” of protesters after a week of bloodshed in the capital Kiev that claimed nearly 100 lives. The interim rulers also appealed for $35 billion in Western aid to pull the ex-Soviet country back from the …

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• 24 February

  Russia recalls ambassador to Ukraine

  Russia has recalled its ambassador to Ukraine, as it fails to recognize the parliament’s decision to remove President Viktor Yanukovych. Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov will travel back to Moscow for “consultations”.

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