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Update
- July 2, 2008
DOD: Guantanamo Detainee charged for Role in USS Cole Attack
more A Saudi Arabian national being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
has been charged with planning and preparing for the attack on
the
USS Cole that killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 47 others, the
Defense Department announced today. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was
charged today in connection with the Oct. 12, 2000, attack on the
vessel as it awaited refueling in
the Port of Aden in Yemen, Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann...
US President Bush on the Nonproliferation
of Nuclear Weapons
more Forty years ago today, the United States joined 61 other
nations in signing the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear
Weapons
(NPT). Today, almost all nations are party to the Treaty. The NPT
represents a key legal barrier to nuclear weapons proliferation
and makes a critical contribution to international security. I
reaffirm the strong support of the United States for the Treaty
and our commitment to work diligently to strengthen...
EU Border management: Equiliber between freedom and
security
more Border management, including the need for a balance between
freedom and security, was the subject of a discussion at the EP
on Monday
between MEPs, national MPs and visiting experts. In the near future
Parliament is due to scrutinise several proposals designed to consolidate
the system created by the opening up of Europe's borders and the
introduction of the Schengen regime. MEPs will be keen to ensure
that...
| Behind
the Headlines: Israel resolves to bring captives home |
| Laos:
President Choummaly receives DPRK high-ranking delegation |
| UN
Special Committee on Israeli practices concludes visit to
Amman |
| EU
Border management: striking the balance between freedom and
security |
| Thailand:
Prime Minister and Chinese Prime Minister repeats relations
between the two countries like brother and sister |
| White
House: Statement by the US President Bush on the Nonproliferation
of Nuclear Weapons |
| UN
Secretary-General welcomes progress on humanitarian aspects
of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006), achieved by recent
decision of Israeli government |
| China
calls for early consultation, dialogue within Zimbabwe |
| Fact
Sheet: EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association
Agreement and Interim Agreement |
| EU:
Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner condemns new Law on Mass Media
in Belarus |
| UN
Secretary-General starts China visit |
| UN
Secretary-General, African Union commission chair, appoint
joint AU-UN chief mediator for Darfur, Djibril Yipene Bassole
of Burkina Faso |
| EU:
Achievements of the Slovenian Government Office for Local
Self-Government and Regional Policy during the Slovenian
Presidency of the Council of the EU |
| Russia:
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation in Connection with the 40th Anniversary of the
Opening of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear
Weapons for Signature |
| US
House: Berman Legislation Lifting Stigma Against Nelson Mandela
and Other ANC Members becomes U.S. Law |
| COE:
Council of Europe Secretary General and Russian President:
Discussion on pan-European co-operation on Human Rights and
the Rule of Law |
| Syria:
Frattini Affirms Italy's Support to Syrian Track of Peace
Process |
| Saudi
Arabia: Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives Chief of U.S. Central
Command |
| Ukraine:
President Yushchenko meets his Georgian and Azerbaijani colleagues |
| Syria:
Al-Mikdad Meets South African Parliamentary Delegation |
| Saudi
Arabia: King receives Chief of U.S. Central Command |
| Slovakia:
Minister J. Kubiš received American diplomat M. Bryza |
| Russia:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Serge
Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia |
| EU
trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina enters new phase |
| Egypt:
Africa's demands for Security Council reforms are just, strong |
| IMF:
Price Surge Driving Some Countries close to Tipping Point |
| ASEAN
Chief welcomes North Korea’s Nuclear Breakthrough (DPRK) |
| WFP:
Agreement reached as first US ship arrives in DPRK with food
aid (North Korea) |
| North
Korea: Treaty Signed between DPRK and Laos |
| Iran:
Jordanian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry |
| Poland:
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski,
with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Romania,
Lazar Comanescu |
| Turkey:
Press Release Regarding the Report Titled ‘Gökçeada
and Bozcaada by the Rapporteur of which is the Swiss Parliamentarian
Mr. Andreas Gross, Chairman of the Socialist Group of PACE
(Unofficial Translation) |
| EU:
Minister Rupel passes the Presidency of the EU Council on
to the French Foreign Minister Kouchner |
| Slovak
MFA comdemns the intimidation of the voters in the the 2nd
round of the presidential elections in Zimbabwe |
| Intensifying
Kyrgyzstan, OSCE co-operation mutually beneficial, says OSCE
Chairman |
| Japan:
Statement by Mr.Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
on the Situation in Zimbabwe (Presidential Run-off) |
| Remarks
of US Secretary of State Rice with the Press in Beijing |
| Australia
and the EU Sign Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement |
| French
naval ship visits Vietnam |
| Canada:
Statement from Minister Emerson on China’s Meeting with
Representatives of the Dalai Lama |
| DOD:
Guantanamo Detainee charged for Role in USS Cole Attack |
| Russia:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with Indian
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon |
| South
Korea, Uzbekistan hold 1st Defense Ministerial Talks |
| Armenia:
President Sargsyan received OSCE Minsk Group |
| Russia:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets with President
of the Greek Parliament Dimitris Sioufas |
| Azerbaijan:
President Aliyev and his Ukrainian counterpart Yushchenko
hold joint press conference |
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