*The European Union acknowledges the statements made by the Iranian authorities taking responsibility for the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS 752 on 8 January* reads the statement of the spokesperson of the European External Action Service. EU acknowledges Iran's statements on taking responsibility 4 #ukraineplanecrash We expect continued full cooperation & comprehensive,transparent investigation…
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New Oman Sultan promotes peace
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Middle-East’s longest-serving monarch, has died at the age of 79 after long illness. His death was announced by the state Oman News Agency via its official Twitter account. The royal court in the country declared three days of mourning. #SultanQaboos bin Said Al Said of #Oman, the Arab world's…
Lavrov on sovereignty over S.Kuril
Japan should recognize Russia’s sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands to allow both countries conclude a peace treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said to reporters on November 23. Tokyo should recognize Russia's sovereignty over Kurils to conclude peace treaty – Lavrovhttps://t.co/Usc8h23drH pic.twitter.com/Ej0B8o3Lmh — TASS (@tassagency_en) November 23, 2019 Russian diplomat issued this comment as…
Chile: EU deplores loss of life
“The European Union recognises the relevance of the recent demonstrations in Chile and its people’s legitimate demands, noting also the latest decisions of the President on a social package and changes in his government, as well as the cancellation of the COP 25 and APEC Summits”reads the statement by the spokesperson of the European External…
EU calls Baku to release protestors
Dozens of people were detained on October 19 in Baku, Azerbaijan, following their attempt to rally peacefully. #Azerbaijan Today, feminists marched against the rate of domestic violence and increased numbers of female homicide victims. Key demands are ratification of @coe Istanbul Convention & improving protection for abused women. Here is the police response. #bakuprotest2019 pic.twitter.com/FAPnmRBUtn…
EU diplomacy sidelined Yemen conflict
At present there is a visible diplomatic apathy in the EU, regarding the protracted Yemen conflict, blaming on too many foreign actors, stirring the ongoing feud, which have already degraded into proxy war through involvement of multiple external players, supplying belligerent parties with weapons. However the revenues of arms exporters, namely the Europeans. are not…
Hong Kong extradition bill withdrawn
The embattled Hong Kong leader announced on September 4 that she was withdrawing a controversial extradition bill that would have given Beijing the power to move people away into Republic of China‘s legal system. The bill that sparked the huge ongoing anti-government protests, which are now in their third month, but abandoning the bill for…
Bullet sent in a letter to S.Korea Embassy
A letter containing what appeared to be a bullet was sent to the South Korean Embassy in Japan, police said September 3. The incident took place during the period of sharply deteriorating ties between the two countries over wartime history and trade policy. Threatening letter containing what appeared to be a bullet sent to South Korea…
Kyrgyz ex-President surrendered
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president Almazbek Atambayev has surrendered to the authorities, the supporters of the former head of state confirmed to TASS news agency. “Atambayev has been taken away from the territory of his residence by police agents,” a spokesman for Atambayev’s supporters said. Kyrgyzstan's ex-President Atambayev surrenders to authoritieshttps://t.co/PBIWDsK68n pic.twitter.com/VYJOkPMP2x — TASS (@tassagency_en) August 8, 2019…
Kyrgyzstan ex-President arrest failed
The speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov interrupted his vacation and headed to the capital Bishkek, his secretary told Akipress. The crisis meeting was proposed by a few Members of Parliament after the failure of arrest of ex-President Almazbek Atambayev, resulted in clashes between commandos and the supporters, who considered the action was politically motivated and…
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