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- September 20, 2008
China, India conclude border talks without agreement
more China and India concluded two days of border talks on Friday
without reaching any specific agreements. "Chinese State Councilor
Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan
headed their delegations for the
talks, which were pragmatic, candid and friendly," according
to a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. This was
the 12th round of bilateral talks...
US, Czechs sign Ballistic Defense System Treaties
more The
United States and the Czech Republic signed agreements today that
will allow the United States to build a limited ballistic
missile defense system to protect Europe from missiles fired from
Iran or other rogue nations. US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
and Czech Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova signed the status of
forces agreement that will
allow
basing of U.S. forces in the Czech...
Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad
situation remains fragile
more Because the situation in the Central African Republic and
Chad remained fragile, it was important to keep an effective international
presence in the region when the European Union force, known as
EUFOR, departed next year, Victor da Silva Angelo, Special Representative
of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council in a briefing
this morning. There had been no significant progress in...
| Greece:
Joint statements of FM Ms. D. Bakoyannis with her French
counterpart Mr. B. Kouchner following their meeting |
| Hungary:
FM Kinga Göncz agrees to continue Hungarian-Finnish
dialogue in October with her visit to Helsinki |
| OAS:
The group of friends of Haiti expresses concerns over the
situation in Haiti |
| DPRK
Officials meet Mongolian Foreign Ministry Delegation (North
Korea) |
| US
Mission to the UN: Statement on Taiwan’s Meaningful
Participation in UN Specialized Agencies |
| Japan:
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Situation
in Zimbabwe |
| Remarks
of US Secretary Condoleezza Rice with Colombian Minister
of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermudez At the Signing Ceremony
after Their Meeting |
| Remarks
of US Secretary Condoleezza Rice on Release of the Department's
Annual Report on International Religous Freedom |
| US
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing, 19 September 2008 |
| UN:
Press Conference on developments relating to International
Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in Darfur, role of Security
Council |
| DOD:
US Secretary of Defense Gates Urges Restraint, Resolve for
NATO |
| UN
Security Council told Central African Republic (CAR) and
Chad situation remains fragile, effective international presence
needed when European Union Force departs |
| EU:
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union
on the human rights situation in Syria |
| EU:
Declaration by the Presidency of the European Union on the
situation in Bolivia |
| WFP
assisting flood victims in Nepal |
| WFP:
operational update on Haiti |
| US
Department of State: Use of the Internal Security Act in
Malaysia |
| UNOG:
Human Rights Council hears representations by independent
experts on situation of Human Rights in Liberia and Somalia |
| DOD:
US, Czechs Sign Ballistic Defense Treaties |
| US
President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Nasser Al-Sabah
of Kuwait |
| Russia:
Speech of President Dmitry Medvedev at Meeting with Representatives
of Public Organisations |
| Russia:
Transcript of Response to Media Questions by Russian Minister
of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Joint Press Conference
with Chairman of the Federation Council International Affairs
Committee Mikhail Margelov, Moscow, September 18, 2008 |
| Georgia:
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia concerning
the break-off of negotiations within OSCE on the deployment
of additional contingent of OSCE monitoring officers in Georgia |
| The
Latvian Parliament ratified the Protocol on the Enlargement
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to Croatia
today, on 18 September 2008 |
| Bulgaria:
EU should play leading role in management of the conflict
in Georgia agreed Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev
and French President Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks by Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation, at an Enlarged Meeting
of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee,
Moscow, September 18, 2008 |
| Yemeni,
Eritrean cooperation ties discussed |
| American
Citizen Among Fatalities in Terrorist Attack in Yemen |
| Egypt
calls for international move concerning Beith Hanoun massacre |
| Egypt:
Mubarak discussed with Italian FM promotion of bilateral
relations, revival of ME peace process |
| Azerbaijan:
President Aliyev received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for European and Eurasian affairs Bryza |
| General
Pourdastan said Iran's defense doctrine in tune with enemy
movements |
| Iran:
Safavi said US, Israel not in position to start wide-scale
war |
| Italy:
Minister Frattini condemns the terrorist attack on the US
Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen |
| UK:
Doorstep with the Georgian Prime Minister Gurgenidze |
| Georgian
Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze visits the UK |
| China,
India conclude border talks without agreement |
| US
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing, 18 September 2008 |
| Yemen
steps up tough security measures at foreign embassies |
| India
endorses Serbia’s initiative at UN |
| 130
years of diplomatic Romanian-Russian relationships |
| China:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference
on 18 September 2008 |
| Kosovo:
The Prime Minister of the Government of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi,
thanked the Prime Minister of Samoa, Mr Tuilaepa Lupesoliai
Malielegoai, on the recognition of the Republic of Kosovo
by the independent state of Samoa |
| Kosovo:
Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi meets the Commander of
KFOR, General Giuseppe Emilio Gay |
| Kosovo:
Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi
received in a meeting Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| FM:
China fulfills UN obligations |
| Lithuania:
Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas discussed the perspectives of
economic cooperation with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov |
| UK
backs NATO transformation plans |
| UN:
Daily Press Briefing, 18 September 2008 |
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