August, 2013

• 12 August

  Indian defence minister says forces are free to respond to Line of Control situation

  Indian Defence Minister, Ak Antony said Monday that the country’s armed forces were free to respond to the situation at the Line of Control (LoC).

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• 12 August

  Turkey to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon

  Spokesperson of the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Andrea Tenenti said on Friday Turkey will withdraw troops deployed in south Lebanon by September. Turkey would meanwhile maintain its maritime presence in the area, Tenenti said.

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• 12 August

  Presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan discuss bilateral relations

  The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, discussed bilateral relations over the phone with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari — said an official press release here on Sunday.

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• 12 August

  Ban Ki-moon urges political solution for Syrian conflict

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to find a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria as well as to renew momentum for the holding of an international conference to achieve that goal, as he discussed the crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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• 12 August

  EU reassures that it will continue to support Egypt

  Michael Mann, a spokesperson for European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday that the EU has no intention to stop providing help to Egypt.

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• 12 August

  UN Secretary General calls on Egypt to prevent further loss of life

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Egyptians to prevent the further loss of life amid heightened tensions between supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the interim government.

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• 12 August

  US says there is still time for Egypt to solve crisis through dialogue

  The US State Department said Egypt’s political crisis will require compromise and there is still time for dialogue. US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said talks in Cairo with envoys from the United States, European Union, Qatar

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• 12 August

  Putin to visit Azerbaijan on Tueday

  Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Azerbaijan Tuesday on a working visit. As a result of the talks to be conducted with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, five

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• 12 August

  Head of EU electoral observation in Mali hails second round vote

  The head of the European Union’s electoral observation mission in Mali has hailed the second round of the country’s presidential election polls.

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• 12 August

  Boubacar Keita is favourite to become new Mali President

  Malians voted in a presidential runoff yesterday with former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the frontrunner in an election which is critical to restoring stability after a military coup and Islamist rebellion last year. The winner will oversee more than $4 billion in foreign aid promised to rebuild the

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