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- September 23, 2008
EU: Combating terrorism and protection of personal data
more Workers of the Caja Vital Kutxa observe a minute of silence
next to a damaged window after the explosion occurred on Saturday
midnight
of a car bomb claimed by terrorist group ETA, in a business district
of the town of Vitoria, in the Basque Country, northern Spain,
22 September 2008. MEPs favour making incitement a crime with safeguards
for fundamental rights. In adopting a report...
Statement by Indian PM on his departure to the United States
and France
more "I
am leaving for New York to attend the 63rd Session of the UN General
Assembly. India has consistently attached importance
to the central role of the United Nations in promoting global peace,
stability and development. I look forward to addressing the UN
General Assembly and attending the UN High Level Event on the Millennium
Development Goals. I will use the opportunity to...
Russian FM: `On the Caucasus Crisis and Russia's
Ukrainian Policy'
more The effective military operation of Russia to force Georgia
to peace, it seems, still gives some people no rest. Yet Russia
acted
in full conformity with the norms of international law, including
the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations
Charter, since Russian peacekeepers and Russian citizens were the
target of barbaric aggression by Tbilisi. We also realized our...
| ICC
proceeding against Sudan’s president: France is not
conducting any negotiations |
| COE:
PACE delegation to visit Russia and Georgia ahead of urgent
debate on the consequences of the war |
| COE:
Council of Europe Congress to observe local elections in
Armenia |
| COE:
Terrorist attacks in Spain show that “There is no possible
political justification”, according to Lluís
Maria de Puig |
| New
Zealand extends role in UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan
(UNMIS) |
| Russia:
Remarks by Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander
Yakovenko at Press Conference at Interfax News Agency, Moscow,
September 19, 2008 |
| Russia:
Commentary of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s Address at
the Marshall Fund in Washington |
| Russia:
Article of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, ‘On
the Caucasus Crisis and Russia’s Ukrainian Policy,’ Published
in the Weekly ‘2000,’ No. 38, September 19-25,
Kyiv |
| Russia:
Transcript of Remarks and Response to Media Questions by
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at Press
Conference Following Talks with Irish Minister of Foreign
Affairs Micheal Martin, Dublin, September 22, 2008 |
| Russia:
Iran Six Meeting at the Level of Political Directors |
| Russian
MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Interview with RIA Novosti
in Connection with the Upcoming Working Visit of Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov to Ireland |
| Russia:
Statement by Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Boris
Malakhov Concerning Terrorist Act in Pakistan |
| Russia:
Interview of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko
in Connection with the Start of the Work of the UNGA 63rd
Session, Published in the Newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta on
September 22, 2008 |
| UN
Secretary-General welcomes renewal by government of Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) of ceasefire in Kivu provinces, acceptance
of United Nations disengagement plan |
| UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon strongly condemns heinous terrorist
attack in Pakistan |
| India:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemns the Islamabad blast |
| UN
Secretary-General, addressing side event on food security
in africa, stresses need to change laws, practices that discriminate
against women |
| UN
Secretary-General, in remarks to Ad Hoc liaison committee,
cals for genuine Israeli settlement freeze to reciprocate
Palestinian measures |
| UN:
World Leaders pledge to reinvigorate 'global partnership
of equals' to end poverty, hunger, underdevelopment in Africa |
| UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemns bombings in Spain |
| Iran
president discusses major issues with UN chief |
| Iran:
Soltaniyeh said US putting hurdles on IAEA path |
| London
police confirm arson attack on Iranian Embassy |
| India:
Statement by PM on his departure to the United States and
France |
| Iran:
Saeedi complaining against refusal to present original copy
of documents on Iran |
| Vietnam:
South Korean President Lee to visit Russia next week |
| Vietnam
to strengthen ties with Estonia |
| US
Department of State: Special Briefing, 22 September 2008 |
| Remarks
of US Secretary Condoleezza Rice with Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Volodymyr Ohryzko After Their Meeting |
| The
United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Sign Memorandum
of Understanding on Assistance |
| WFP:
Ethiopia caught in middle of Horn of Africa emergency |
| Estonia
Sending Two Observers to Georgia for Mission |
| US
Mission to the UN: Statement by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad,
US Permanent Representative on the welfare of missing American
Citizen Robert Levinson, September 22, 2008 |
| UN:
Press Conference on Palestinian donor conference by Ad Hoc
liaison committee for assistance to Palestinians |
| Italy:
Minister Frattini and Crisis Unit monitoring the case of
Italians abducted in Egypt |
| UN:
Daily Press Briefing, 22 September 2008 |
| US
Department of Treasury: Statement by G-7 Finance Ministers
and Central Bank Governors on Global Financial Market Turmoil |
| Commonwealth:
Secretary-General addresses High Level UN Meeting |
| European
Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia |
| Australia
to Consider Participating in Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement |
| Tunisia:
FM takes part in conference on aid to Palestinian Authority |
| OSCE
representative calls on States to establish reporting and
monitoring mechanisms to fight human trafficking |
| US
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing, 22 September 2008 |
| US:
Remarks of US Ambassador John V. Hanford on Release of 2008
International Religious Freedom Report |
| Serbia
to fully respect oil and gas arrangement |
| Sri
Lanka: Minister Bogollagama says that President Rajapaksa’s
Sri Lankan agenda is beginning to pay dividends |
| FM
Abul- Gheit said Egypt represents the sound of the Developing
world to activate Development in Africa |
| Egypt:
A group of tourists kidnapped at the Egyptian-Sudanese borders |
| Syria:
Information Minister Stresses Strength of Syrian-Russian
Relations |
| OSCE
media freedom representative says journalists need free and
safe access to Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions |
| Syria:
Ottri Reviews with Lebanese Parliamentarians Syrian-Lebanese
Relations |
| Syria,
Belarus Discuss Ways of Enhancing Bilateral Relations |
| Cyprus:
Statements by President Christofias upon arrival in New York |
| OIC:
Peace-building is the means and the end for a better world,
says OIC Secretary General on the occasion of the International
Day of Peace |
| Cyprus:
President Christofias and UN Secretary-General discuss ongoing
peace negotiations |
| Austria:
FM Plassnik declared "1989 as a contribution to European
identity" |
| UN
Secretary-General welcomes launch of direct dialogue in Cyprus |
| Yemen:
Terrorist acts affect over 140000 Yemeni workers, says al-Faqih |
| Taiwan:
President Ma Meets European Parliament's Foreign Affairs
Committee Vice-president Janusz Onyszkiewicz |
| Slovakia:
Statement by J. Kubiš at the High Level Meeting of the
UN General Assembly on Africa´s Development Needs |
| Pakistan
condemns the kidnapping of Afghan consul general Farahi in
Peshawar |
| Pakistan:
Foreign Minister Qureshi speaks to his afghan counterpart |
| Pakistan:
Meeting on joint working group on Cross LOC CBMS |
| Cyprus:
Envoy Daniel Fried said Never better opportunity for Cyprus
settlement than now |
| Brazil:
Attack in Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Zimbabwe:
German Federal Foreign Office increases humanitarian aid
by 1 million euro |
| Japan:
Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security
to the project “Protection and Empowerment of Victims
of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence in Moldova” |
| The
Netherlands supports building financial sector in developing
countries |
| Netherlands:
FM Verhagen said Vietnam’s economic growth should be
matched by human rights improvements |
| Netherlands: €10
million extra emergency aid for the Horn of Africa |
| Greece:
Statement of FM Ms. Bakoyannis at the signing of the MOU
by Greece and the African Union |
| Thailand:
Clarification about comments attributed to the MFA Spokesman
concerning developments in Indonesia to resolve the situation
in Southern Thailand |
| Georgia:
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Police Lieutenant Ramaz Kitia was
shot dead, three other policemen were wounded, one of them
severely on 21 September 2008 |
| Georgia:
Deputy FM Giorgi Bokeria met with the European Union Monitoring
Mission in Georgia Hansjörg Haber |
| Afghanistan:
Pakistani envoy was summoned following the kidnapping of
Afghanistan's General Consul to Peshavar, Mr Farahi |
| Hungary:
The Foreign Ministry condemns the September 20 Islamabad
bombing (Pakistan) |
| India:
Joint Press release issued after the meeting of the Indian
Pakistan Joint Working Group on Cross LOC CBMs |
| Chinese,
US presidents talk over phone about ties, US financial turmoil |
| Russia:
President Dmitry Medvedev and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbaev took part in the work of the Forum of the Border
Regions of Russia and Kazakhstan |
| Kosovo:
Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, hosts the Lithuanian
Defence Minister, Mr Jouzas Olekas |
| Russia:
President Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to President
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari following
the terrorist attack in Islamabad |
| Russia:
During a working visit to the Chukotka Autonomous District,
President Dmitry Medvedev saw the results of implementing
the federal target programme Economic and Social Development
of Indigenous Peoples of the North until 2011 |
| Poland:
Prime Minister met with the speaker of the Italian Senate |
| ICC
Prosecutor in New York to meet with United Nations and African
Union officials |
| Laos
allied with US to fight against drug abuse |
| Poland:
Prime Minister paid a visit to Sweden |
| South
Korea and US sign the MOU on creation of the WEST Program |
| Canada:
Statement by G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
on Global Financial Market Turmoil |
| IAEA:
Statements of the Director General El-Baradei on September
2008 |
| Nepal:
Panchasheel to guide Nepal’s foreign policy |
| Australia
and Africa - Forging a New Partnership |
| The
Netherlands to send observers to Georgia |
| Australia
Provides Humanitarian Relief for Ethiopia |
| China:
Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Meets with Harouna Berete,
Special Envoy of Guinea’s President & Minister in
Charge of Guineans Living Abroad and African Integration |
| EU:
Combating terrorism / protection of personal data - MEPs
underline freedom of expression |
| Italy:
Minister Frattini sends condolences to his Czech colleague |
| UK
announces £42 million emergency assistance for hunger
crisis |
| Chinese
FM urges greater efforts in helping Africa |
| Venezuelan
President starts China visit |
| Portugal,
China agree to expand cooperation |
| China
eyes closer military exchanges with Pakistan |
| China
defense minister vows more cooperation with British military |
| UK: £50
million to wipe out deadly tropical diseases |
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