August 30, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use the UN Security Council to get a quick international reaction to Syria’s conflict. This is according to a statement made by her spokesman
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a phone conversation with his British counterpart William Hague on Wednesday night.
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, India, Pakistan, South East Asia
Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Shahryar Khan and ex-Indian diplomat S K Lambah, the point men for India- Pakistan back-channel diplomacy, are to meet in Dubai on Thursday to ease tensions and draw a planned meeting between the premiers of the two countries.
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria. Any strengthening of the navy’s presence could fuel tension, especially as the United States has said it is
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Britain has sent six RAF Typhoon jets to its Akrotiri base in Greek Cyprus in a move to protect British interests as tensions grow over Syria, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill for PBS on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Mr. Obama reflects on the challenges Americans still face over jobs, health care, education and …
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
President of the European Parliament (EP), Martin Schulz, commented that in the current situation around Syria, there was still an opportunity to find a political solution to the conflict, which to satisfied all members of the UN
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August 29, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to hold a critical and urgent meeting to evaluate the most recent situation in Syria and the possible international military operation in the country.
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August 29, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Croatia, Eurasia, Eurasia News
“Croatia will undertake the necessary measures to harmonise its law on judicial cooperation with European acquis communautaire,” Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in a letter to the European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barrosso.
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August 29, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
President of the Republic of Bulgaria and Commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army, Rosen Plevneliev, and Minister of Defence, Angel Naydenov, took part in the presentation of the purposes and tasks of the military training
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