Eurasia Press & News
Syria’s main opposition group accused the government of “massacring” more than 1,300 people in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus Wednesday, as the UN Security Council called for “clarity” and expressed “strong concern” over the allegations.
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August, 2013
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21 August
SAA between Serbia and the EU will enter into force on September 1
The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between Serbia and the EU will enter into force on September 1. This means that Serbia’s EU association process will turn into the accession process.
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21 August
Dacic and Thaci to meeting again with Catherine Ashton
Prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci will next week on Tuesday, August 27 in Brussels meet with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Ashton’s spokesperson Maja Kocijančič said in a statement that they will
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21 August
Iraqi PM to visit India on Thursday
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, will arrive in India tomorrow.
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21 August
Indian PM to meet United States President in September
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House next month, where the two leaders will chart a course seeking enhanced bilateral ties and defence cooperation between the two countries, US officials have said.
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21 August
UN Secretary-General hopes Karzai visit to Pakistan will be positive for both countries
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefed Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his trip to Pakistan, hoping the visit would yield positive aftermath for the two nations.
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21 August
Arab League chief calls on UN to investigate immediately gas attack in Syria
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby called on Wednesday for United Nations inspectors to immediately investigate reports of a chemical attack near the Syrian capital that activists say has killed more than 200 people,
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21 August
Turkey says the international community should react to killings of civilians in Syria
If the facts surrounding the killing of civilians with chemical weapon in Syria are proven, the international community should react to this, according to a message from the Turkish Foreign Ministry posted on its official website on
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21 August
France to ask UN to probe Syrian gas attack allegations
The French president plans to ask the U.N. to visit the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus.
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21 August
UN-Arab League envoy will not participate US-Russia Syria talks
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will not take part in crunch talks next week between Russian and US officials on a long-delayed Syria peace conference, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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