October, 2006

• 21 October

  Balkan News

  Rehn: EU constitution debate should not block enlargement 20/10/2006 ATHENS, Greece — Debates over the European Constitution must not block negotiations on the EU’s future expansion, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Thursday (October 19th). Negotiations with Croatia and Turkey should proceed despite Europe’s attempts to sort out the problems …

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• 20 October

  Bush backs Croatian entry into EU, NATO

  Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader met with US George W. Bush on Tuesday (October 17th) in the Oval Office. During a 50-minute talk, they discussed a broad range of issues, from economic co-operation to conflict areas around the world. Bush also delivered a strong message of support for Croatia’s hopes …

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• 20 October

  UNICEF calls for policies to reduce child poverty in Balkans, former Soviet republics

  While having substantially declined since1998, the level of poverty among children in Southeast Europe (SEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is still too high, according to a new UNICEF study, released on Wednesday (October 18th).

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• 20 October

  Balkan News

  UN envoy says Kosovo process on track to meet year-end deadline 19/10/2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium — Martti Ahtisaari, the chief UN mediator for talks on Kosovo’s future status, told reporters Wednesday (October 18th) that he would present his plan for the future of the province by the end of the year, …

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• 19 October

  Public Opinion Suffering from Zionists’ Crimes

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hoseini stressed the fact that Zionists’ brutal crimes against Palestinian citizens have placed the world public opinion in great pain and agony.

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• 19 October

  President Stresses Significance of Qods Day

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday that the World Qods Day is the best opportunity for the world nations, specially Iranian people, to state their views about global issues.

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• 19 October

  Islamic Beliefs Invaded by West

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Morocco’s Parliament Speaker said that the West today is invading not just Muslim territories in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan, but Islamic beliefs as well.

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• 19 October

  MP Stresses Peaceful Nature, Transparency of Iran’s N. Plans

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Representative of the Parliament at the IPU summit reiterated the peaceful nature and transparency of Iran’s nuclear programs and said that all the nuclear activities of his country are in conformity with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) provisions and regulations.

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• 19 October

  Afghanistan’s Poppy Legalization Council Dismantled by Iran

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Secretary General of Iran’s anti-drug headquarters said Tehran’s efforts and consultations convinced Afghanistan to close down the council which aimed to legalize opium poppy cultivation in that country.

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• 19 October

  World Qods Day Display of Muslim Resolve to End Occupation

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Defense Ministry in a statement on Wednesday described the World Qods Day as a display of the Muslims’ resolve to fight against oppression and to put an end to occupation.

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