August, 2013

• 28 August

  Next talks on Kosovo to be held on September 8

  EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said after the 15th round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue that a new round of talks would be held on September 8. Ashton stated late on Tuesday in Brussels said that both Ivica Dačić

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• 28 August

  Latest round of Kosovo talks ends with no agreement

  Even after 15 rounds of negotiations between Belgrade and Priština, negotiators have not been able to reach final agreement on telecommunications and energy. The next meeting between PMs Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci is

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• 27 August

  US is ready to launch strikes on Syria

  American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Mr Hagel said.

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• 27 August

  Turkish FM holds phone talks with Russian and US counterparts regarding Syria

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the evening of Aug. 26, focusing on the chemical attack claims in Syria.

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• 27 August

  Afghan president extends his visit Pakistan

  Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has extended his stay in Pakistan for another day at the request of the Pakistan prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. The decision will enable the two leaders to discuss common issues further in the

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• 27 August

  US Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria chemical weapons use “undeniable”

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that the chemical-weapons use against civilians in Syria is inexcusable and “undeniable,” and that President Barack Obama will make an informed decision on how to respond. “Indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity,” Kerry said.

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• 27 August

  British PM calls for “proportionate response” on Syria

  British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria was “absolutely abhorrent” and necessitated action from the international community with Britain considering a “proportionate response”.

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• 27 August

  Russia sends aid to Syria

  Russia delivered another package of humanitarian aid to Syria and would withdraw more Russian nationals from the war-torn country, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Tuesday. “At 9:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) an Il-76 aircraft took off from

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• 27 August

  Russia regrets US decision to cancel Syria talks

  Russia regrets that the United States has decided to cancel a bilateral meeting on Syrian in The Hague, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov stated. 

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• 27 August

  United States cancels talks with Russia on Syria this week

  The US State Department has said it is cancelling a meeting with Russian diplomats on Syria this week. The meeting at The Hague was about setting up an international conference to find a political resolution to the Syrian crisis.

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