February, 2014

• 12 February

  Cyprus leaders pledge to find agreement as soon as possible

  Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders vowed to seek agreement on ending the island’s four-decade division “as soon as possible,” relaunching peace talks Tuesday after nearly a two-year hiatus. Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu endorsed a road map for the relaunch of the U.N.-brokered talks at a meeting …

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• 12 February

  Russia warns of UN resolution on Syrian aid in its current form

  Russia said on Feb. 12 it would veto a U.N. resolution on humanitarian aid access in Syria in its current form, denouncing the draft as an effort to lay a foundation for military strikes

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• 12 February

  Bosnian PM proposes snap elections

  Bosnian PM Nermin Niksic has proposed the holding of snap elections as a result of massive anti-corruption protests that have gripped the country. At present, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitution does not allow for the holding of early elections. Wednesday the PM of the Bosnian-Croatian federation within the larger Bosnia and Herzegovina confederative entity tabled to parliament a motion for legislative …

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• 12 February

  Algerian President defends military status

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday warned against any attempts to destabilize the military. “No one has the right, whatever his position, to attack the People’s National Army or other

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• 12 February

  Obama welcomes Cyprus reunification dialogue

  As the Turkish and Greek leaders of a divided Cyprus met for talks on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama welcomed the effort and urged the two sides to avoid any actions that could “escalate tension.” In a statement released

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• 12 February

  Nagorno Karabakh discussed shortly in UK Parliament

  On Tuesday 11 February 2014, a short debate was held in the UK Parliament (the House of Commons) on the UK policy towards Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan initiated by MP Stephen Pound.

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• 11 February

  EU Commissioner Stefan Fule to visit Ukraine

  European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule is to head to Kiev on Tuesday and not on Wednesday as initially planned. Spokesperson of the European Commission, Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, said during at a press conference in Brussels. Today Commissioner Fule is expected to meet with Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych and the …

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• 11 February

  Turkey to boost aid for Africa

  Turkey’s president says aid to Africa will increase, as the continent should not be left to suffer alone. Abdullah Gul – speaking at a joint press conference with Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday – said it is morally wrong to

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• 11 February

  France will not send more troops to CAR, but supports EU mission

  France said on Tuesday that it would be providing support for the future European Union military deployment in the war-torn Central African Republic but will not be adding any extra troops to the current number it has in that troubled country. France now has 1,600 soldiers on the ground in …

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• 11 February

  EU not to apply economic sanctions on Ukraine for now

  The European Union does not rule out the option of economic sanctions against Ukraine, in case the situation in the country deteriorates.

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