European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker travelled to the northern Spanish city of Oviedo to receive a prestigious Asturias prize on behalf of the European Union. The award was presented by Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the Princess of Asturias awards ceremony, in Oviedo, northern Spain, Friday Oct….
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Russia delivers MiG-29 fighters to Serbia
Russia has kept its promise to deliver six Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters to Serbia, which was timed to coincide with the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi Germany, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said, according to TASS news agency. The Russian defense minister made this statement at a meeting with his…
Russia-China roadmap for North Korea crisis resolution
Foreign minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov urged world powers to get behind a joint Russian-Chinese roadmap for settling the crisis over North Korea’s weapons program. Speaking at a conference on non-proliferation in Moscow, Lavrov said that the break-up of a deal on Iran’s nuclear program would send an alarming message about international security mechanisms, and…
Mogherini for diplomatic pressure on DPRK
Today in Luxembourg, ahead of the Foreign ministers Council meeting, the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said that she expects economic pressure in combination with diplomatic pressure on North Korea will deliver results. “We are also working on DPRK with third countries to make sure they do implement the UN Security Council sanctions in their entirety,…
Turkey hopes US lifts visa suspension
Turkey hopes the United States will lift its decision on suspending visa services soon, the spokesman for the ruling AK Party said on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/azonceoldu/status/918050940149686272 Speaking at an interview with broadcaster A Haber, Mahir Unal said Ankara hopes the escalating dispute between the NATO allies will not impact military operations. Turkey was holding talks at…
EU "regrets" Kurdish referendum in Iraq
On Monday 25 September, the Kurdistan Regional Government held a “referendum on independence”. Statement on the referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government in #Iraqhttps://t.co/UpuY8ELSll — Catherine Ray (@_CatherineRay) September 26, 2017 “The EU has consistently confirmed its full support for the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq. It therefore appealed for the referendum…
Trump orders new sanctions against North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Thursday, September 21, that open the door wider to blacklisting people and entities doing business with North Korea, including its shipping and trade networks, further tightening the screws on Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program. Today, I announced a new Executive Order with re: to North Korea. We…
Russia committed to nuclear deal with Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to maintaining the sustainability of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, widely knows as ‘Iranian nuclear agreement’. The meeting of the Six (Russia, the UK, China, the US, France and Germany) and Iran was held on Wednesday, September, 20, on the…
Lavrov considers Trump’s UN speech “interesting”
Russia is “extremely concerned” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself may have violated a landmark arms control treaty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leading Russian delegation at UN General Assembly said. #Lavrov and High Rep of the #EU #Mogherini discussed the main issues of the 🇷🇺🇪🇺relations,…
Rouhani “lashed out” Trump at UN
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ‘lashed out’ at US President Donald Trump for his “ignorant and spiteful” comments against the Iranian nation, the Iranian news channel Press TV reported. UPDATERouhani: Iran’s nuclear deal belongs to entire intl. community not just ‘one’ country https://t.co/KNTvG52jry@HassanRouhani pic.twitter.com/R4RaV8ae18 — Press TV (@PressTV) September 20, 2017 Delivering a speech at the…
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