Update - September 2, 2008

China praises Fukuda, eyes continued steady ties with Japan

more China on Tuesday pledged to continue efforts to seek steady and long-term ties with Japan after the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. "We would like to make continued efforts with Japan for the long-term, healthy and steady progress of bilateral ties, which are in the fundamental interests of the two nations and their peoples," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang...

Hans-Gert Pöttering: EU must show itself united and determined

more In his speech on Monday to the EU summit, European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering stressed the necessity for the EU to demonstrate to Russia that it is united, and determined not to accept unilateral changes to the map of Europe brought about by means of violence. Other key points of his message were that: The escalation of the crisis in Georgia constitutes a threat to security on the European...

White House: Statement on EU Decision Regarding Georgia

more We welcome the European Union's decisions on Georgia today. This extraordinary EU summit demonstrates that Europe and the United States are united in standing firm behind Georgia's territorial integrity, sovereignty and reconstruction. We applaud the EU's commitment to send an EU mission to Georgia, and encourage EU member states to deploy monitors as quickly as possible; we welcome...