President Medvedev met with Russian
Permanent Envoy to NATO
more Russia’s
future relations with NATO were the subject of discussion.
Mr Rogozin reported to the President on changes to
the extent and timetable for Russia’s cooperation
with NATO. Mr Rogozin was...
US : Recent Cyber Attacks Serve
as Lesson, General Says
more Recent
cyber attacks against government information systems
overseas should serve as a lesson that the United
States needs to continue to strengthen its defenses
against those who would target the country’s...
UK : Withdrawal of Russian forces
from Georgia
more Foreign
Secretary, David Miliband has commented on the withdrawal
of Russian forces from Georgia. He said: 'It is imperative
that Russian forces fully and speedily implement
and abide by the commitments that it has made...
Serbia : Talks with UNMIK to be
continued next week
more Serbian
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bogdanovic said
today that talks with UNMIK representatives will
be continued on August 25 in Belgrade. Speaking on
TV Most in Zvecan, Bogdanovic...
Georgia : Session of the National
Security Council of Georgia
more We
have dispatched to Gori our law enforcement ministers,
who supervise demining operations in the town and
surrounding areas; in the coming minutes movement
on highway will be restored; the railroad movement
will be restored by tomorrow morning...
Talks between Presidents al-Assad
and Medvedev Start in Sochi
more The
Syrian-Russian summit talks between President Bashar
al-Assad and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev started
in the Russian city of Sochi on Thursday. At the
beginning of the meeting, President al-Assad expressed...
Serbia strongly opposes decisions
not in accordance with Resolution 1244
more Serbian
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bogdanovic met
today with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander
Konuzin and reiterated the Serbian government’s
stance that Serbia does not recognise...
Norway : Russia confirms “freeze” of
cooperation with NATO
more Today
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Protocol Unit)
received an official statement from the Russian Embassy
in Oslo confirming a suspension of international
defence activities with NATO-countries...
Russian figures welcome President
al-Assad's visit to Russia
more Russian
political and media circles continue to highlight
President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Russia which
is scheduled to start Wednesday. Chairman of the
Nationalities Committee at the Russia Duma Valentine... Georgia : on the UN Security Council
Session
more On
19 August 2008, in New York, on the initiative of
the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations,
an emergency session of the UN Security Council was
held to deal with the tense situation in the Tskhinvali...
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council
at the Level of Foreign Ministers
more Secretary
Condoleezza Rice: Good afternoon. I have just finished
attending a meeting of the North Atlantic Council
at the level of Foreign Ministers. That meeting has
produced a declaration, which I am certain you now...
Insurgents Kill 10 French Troops
in Afghanistan Attack
more Ten
French soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when their
patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul
province during fighting that spanned from late yesterday
until early today, U.S. officials said. Twenty-one...
NATO Foreign Ministers Expressed
Their Firm Support to Georgia
more On
19 August, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Petras Vaitiekunas attended an extraordinary North
Atlantic Council meeting, where he and other NATO
Foreign Ministers discussed the situation in Georgia...
Agreement regarding anti-missiles
interceptors in Poland
more On
20 August at 11.30, in the Chancellery of the Prime
Minister (Sala Kolumnowa), the signing ceremony will
take place of the agreement between the government
of the Republic of Poland and the government of the...
Pakistan: Resignation of President
Pervez Musharraf
more We
strongly support the democratically elected civilian
government in its desire to modernize Pakistan and
build democratic institutions. The United States
supported the transition to democratic government
in Pakistan...
UN Secretary-General confers with
advisers, diplomats on Georgia more Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon today in New York met with his top advisers
regarding the United Nations' approach to the current
situation in Georgia. Mr. Ban is also speaking separately
with the President...
Briefing on the US-Libya Comprehensive
Claims Settlement
more Mr.
Wood : Well, you all know Assistant Secretary Welch.
He’s going to make some brief remarks and then
take your questions on the Comprehensive Claims Settlement
Agreement. So why don’t I turn it over...
Remarks of US Secretary Rice with
Georgian President Saakashvili
more President
Saakashvili: Madame Secretary, we had almost five-hour
discussion about mechanics to stop ongoing violence
and deterring Russian invasion, as well as about
massive assistance programs for Georgia from...
Russian President Medvedev met
with Chancellor of Germany Merkel
more The
conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia was the
main subject of discussion at the one-on-one talks.
Mr Medvedev and Mrs Merkel discussed the current
situation and the prospects for a peace...
US, Allies ‘Stand With People
of Georgia,’ Bush Says
more President
Bush today pledged the United States will support
the former Soviet republic of Georgia in its time
of need, as Russian troops still occupy parts of
the country. “The United States and our allies
stand with the people...
Remarks of US Secretary Rice With
French President Sarkozy on Georgia
more I
want to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me
to this very beautiful place and for making room
in your schedule on very short notice. I want very
much to thank France, as the EU presidency, for the
very fruitful... US : Gates Says Russian Actions
have Long-Term Implications
more Countries
around the world are looking at Russia "through
new lenses" following its aggression against
the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Defense Secretary
Robert M. Gates said today. Meanwhile, the United...
UN : Ban urges parties to implement
proposed Georgia peace plan
more Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the acceptance by Georgia
and Russia of a proposed peace plan to end the conflict
that has raged in Georgia for nearly a week and urged
the parties to move quickly to halt...
EU now major partner in Georgian
peace process - Isler Béguin
more The
EU negotiated the peace between Georgia and Russia
and it "is responsible for following it up and
making it work," Marie Anne Isler Béguin,
head of the European...
Georgia : Transcript of Teleconference
Briefing by President Saakashvili
more President
Saakashvili: I’d like to briefly describe the
situation. Russian tanks have advanced since morning,
and moved into the town Gori. They have destroyed
buildings...
Agreement for Diplomatic Relations
between Syria and Lebanon
more President
Bashar al-Assad and wife held a meeting with Lebanese
President , Michel Suleiman and wife at the People's
Palace on Wednesday. Presidents al-Assad and Suleiman
held also a plenary...
Iran ready to give crushing response
to any surprise attack
more Minister
of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Tuesday that the
Iranian armed forces are ready to counter any surprise
attack by the enemies with a crushing...
White House: US President Bush
Discusses Situation in Georgia
more President
Bush: I just met with my national security team to
discuss the situation in Georgia. I am deeply concerned
by reports that Russian troops have moved beyond
the zone of conflict, attacked the Georgian...
Russian Dmitry Medvedev met with
French President Nicolas Sarkozy
more The
Russian head of state told his French colleague about
the end of operations to oblige Georgian authorities
to restore peace. Dmitry Medvedev stressed that the
operations in South Ossetia have ended...
Georgia: Appeal of the Georgian
Government to the Abkhaz Nation
more Recent
developments have clearly demonstrated imperialistic
aspirations of the political authorities in Russia
towards the Caucasus. Russia applies a classic method
aiming at playing the Caucasus people off against...
Council of Europe: Situation in
Georgia and South Ossetia
more Statement
by Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers
of the Council of Europe "I urge the Russian
Federation, Georgia and the separatist South Ossetian
and Abkhaz administrations to immediately enter into...
UK Prime Minister Brown calls for
Russian ceasefire (Georgia)
more Russian
tanks engaged in the conflict with Georgian forces
in South Ossetia; Reuters copyright.Gordon Brown
has called upon Russia to reciprocate the offer of
a ceasefire by the Georgian government over...
The United States and Asia: Enduring
Freedom and Prosperity
more President
Bush Improved A Strong Alliance With Asian Nations
Based On Honesty, Respect, And Shared Values. Today,
President Bush will visit Bangkok, Thailand, and
acknowledge the 175th anniversary...
Britain on Tehran's response to
E3+3 package (Iran Nuclear Program)
more Following
Iran's response to the joint letter from 14 June
signed by the Foreign Ministers of the E3+3 countries,
Foreign Office Minister, Dr Kim Howells, has made
the following comment: 'We are disappointed...
Georgia: FM on the situation in
the Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia)
more The
developments of 6 August 2008 have made it clear
that, despite the restraint demonstrated by the Georgian
Government, the criminal separatist regime of Tskhinvali
continues its armed attacks against...
Joint press statement of Afghanistan
and Pakistan (Karzai, Gilani)
more The
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai met the Prime Minister
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency
Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani in the sidelines...
Concern over the military take
over in Mauritania by Army officers
more The
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has expressed his
concern over the military take over staged against
the democratically elected goverrnment in Mauritania...
President Lee, Bush adopt joint
statement in Seoul (US - South Korea)
more The
following is the full text of a joint statement released
after the summit between Korean President Lee Myung-bak
and U.S. President George W. Bush in Seoul on Aug.
6. President Lee Myung-bak...
UN: Security Council President on
programme for August 2008
more Jan
Grauls of Belgium, Security Council President for
the month, said the Council would extend the mandates
of three peacekeeping operations this month: the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)... |
