August 28, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
“Over the next few days the Security Council with the Prime Minister will hold a sitting over the situation in Syria,” Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin said after a meeting with Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and Secretary General of the Council on Regional Cooperation Goran Svilanovic. “We will …
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August 28, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Greece’s political leadership on Tuesday dismissed speculation of a Greek role in a possible military intervention in Syria. Greece is a “bastion of stability and security in a region set ablaze,” Greek Prime Minister
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August 28, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
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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August 28, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
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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August 27, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
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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August 27, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
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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August 27, 2013 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Pakistan, South East Asia
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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August 27, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
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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August 27, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
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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August 27, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
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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