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- September 5, 2008
China submits 2007 military expenditure report to UN
more China has reported its 2007 military expenditures to the
United Nations (UN), the second time it has done so since it started
participating
in the UN Military Budget Transparency Mechanism last year. The
report provides more information than the previous submission,
including basic data of the country's military spend for the latest
fiscal year. It also explained the main purpose of the expenditures...
Rice's Trip Signals New Beginning in US-Libya Relations
more Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Libya signifies
a new beginning in U.S.-Libyan relations. "Normalized relations
between the two countries enables the expansion of bilateral cooperation
in a number of areas, including
education and culture, commerce, science and technology, security
and human rights," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack
said at a September 2 news briefing...
North Korea not rebuilding Yongbyon Nuclear Complex, US Says
more The North Koreans appear to be moving some equipment that
previously had been stored at its Yongbyon nuclear processing facility,
but
they do not appear to be rebuilding the plutonium processing plant
as North Korean officials had threatened August 26, a State Department
spokesman says. "To my knowledge, based on what we know from
the reports on the ground, you don't have an effort to reconstruct...
| US
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing, 3 September 2008 |
| UN:
Daily Press Briefing, 3 September 2008 |
| UN: ‘Reaffirming
Human Rights for all: the universal declaration at 60’ Theme,
as annual DPI/NGO conference opens |
| US
Department of State: North Korea Not Rebuilding Yongbyon
Nuclear Complex, US Says |
| OSCE
Monitors patrol road to Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) |
| ODIHR
begins monitoring of Azerbaijan's presidential election (OSCE) |
| Chairman
of OSCE's Permanent Council underscores transparency of Organization's
activity in Georgia |
| Cyprus:
Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou departed for Madrid, Spain |
| Cyprus:
FM Markos Kyprianou to visit Athens, Greece |
| EU:
Statement by the Presidency of the Council of the European
Union on the visit of the Turkish President Abdullah Gul
to Armenia on 6 September 2008 |
| US
Department of State: Remarks of US Secretary of State Rice
on U.S. Economic Support Package for Georgia |
| Georgia:
Continuing a regular dialogue between the European Union
and Georgia on the situation resulting from Russia’s
aggression and invasion of the Georgian territory |
| Georgia:
Information on the simplification of visa regime with the
Russian Federation |
| Georgia:
Comment of the Press and Information Department on the implementation
of the Ceasefire Agreement reached through the mediation
efforts of the President of France |
| China
submits 2007 military expenditure report to UN |
| President
of Turkmenistan receives US Department of State official,
George Krol |
| China
calls for int'l efforts to resolve Russia-Georgia conflict |
| Mottaki:
Int'l community never tolerates unilateralism |
| DOD:
Gates Urges Inter-American Collaboration on Security Challenges |
| Ukraine
President Yuschenko meets G-7 Ambassadors to Ukraine |
| Greece:
on Foreign Policy and the crisis in the Caucasus |
| US
Department of State: Anbar Province Sets the Example for
All of Iraq |
| OIC
Secretary General condemns the assassination attempt on Pakistan
Prime Minister Gilani |
| Kenya:
Workshop on Foreign Policy opens |
| Sweden:
Agreement reached on more effective development assistance
- Gunilla Carlsson pleased with final declaration in Accra |
| Effectiveness
of assistance and aid in fragile and conflict situations |
| IMF
Deputy Managing Director Mr. Portugal welcomes the adoption
of the Accra Agenda for Action |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint
Press Conference of Foreign Ministers from CSTO Member States
and of the CSTO Secretary General, Moscow, September 4, 2008 |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint
Press Conference of Foreign Ministers from CSTO Member States
and of the CSTO Secretary General, Moscow, September 4, 2008 |
| Qatar:
Agreement between Qatar and Saudi Arabia |
| Japan: "Thank
you all very much. This is Yasuo Fukuda." (Resignation) |
| Japan:
FM Statement on Mr. Takahisa Kawakami, Former Minister-Counsellor,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Appointed
as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
for Timor-Leste and Deputy Head of UNMIT |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint
Press Conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Kingdom of Belgium Karel de Gucht |
| Making
EU sanctions more coherent and effective |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint
Meeting with Turkey |
| Pakistan:
Statement by the Foreign Minister in the national assembly
on 4 September 2008 |
| Syria:
Abrash Meets a French Parliamentary |
| China
calls for joint efforts for resolving Korean Peninsula nuclear
issue (North Korea) |
| Philippines:
Third Meeting of the ASEAN high-level panel for the drafting
of the terms of references for an ASEAN human rights body |
| NATO:
German Vice Chief of Defense at Naples |
| Armenia:
Minister Edward Nalbandian meets Special Envoy of Turkish
President Unal Cheviqyoz |
| IEA:
European Union is leading on climate change and energy policies,
but needs to increase funding for energy research & development |
| Iran:
French charge d'affaires summoned to foreign ministry |
| Serbia’s
European orientation good basis for improving Roma position |
| UNMIK
downsizing gives OSCE opportunity for larger role in Kosovo,
UNMIK head says |
| Egypt:
President Hosni Mubarak orders food aid to Ethiopia |
| Kenya:
AU Chairperson Special Representative on Somalia calls on
HON Moses Wetangula |
| Azerbaijan:
President Ilham Aliyev meets US Vice-President Dick Cheney |
| European
Parliament welcomes release of Palestinian prisoners |
| COE:
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe welcomes the
start of official talks on the reunification of Cyprus |
| Syria,
French Development Agency Sign Memo of Understanding |
| Azerbaijan:
CEC finishes sending invitation to international observers |
| Syria:
Speaker al-Abrash Discusses with French MPs Ways of Developing
Bilateral Relations |
| US
Department of State: Rice's Trip Signals New Beginning in
US-Libya Relations |
| UN
Emergency Relief Coordinator appeals for release of aid pledged
for Ethiopia |
| Azerbaijan:
Members of PACE observation mission to arrive in Baku on
15 September 2008 |
| Kremlin:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation
with Chairman of the State Council and Council of Ministers
of Cuba Raul Castro. |
| Japan:
The 9th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic
Partnership Agreement |
| IMF
Executive Board Completes First Review of Iraq's Stand-By
Arrangement |
| Russia:
Statement by the Commission of the Russian Federation for
UNESCO on the acts of cultural terrorism in South Ossetia |
| OAS:
Secretary-General Insulza urges defense ministers to cooperation
to contain and combat crime in the Americas |
| DOD:
Chairman Expresses Confidence U.S., Iraq Will Agree on Troop
Status |
| US
Department of State: Coup in Mauritania |
| US
Department of State: Briefing On the History of Libya’s
WMD Effort and Dismantlement Program and Libya’s Renunciation
of Terrorism |
| Iran:
FM spokesman condemns assassination attempt on Pakistan's
PM |
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