The Presidents of Russia and the U.S. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump said in a Joint Statement they are calling on all countries to build up humanitarian assistance to Syria. The statement, which the presidents approved on sidelines of the APEC summit in Da Nang on Saturday, says the presidents have agreed it is necessary…
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Iran arrests of Europe dual-nationals on rise
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, say lawyers, diplomats and relatives, the number doubled as earlier reported by local or international media. Exclusive: Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals https://t.co/5zFMqlHDrs — Reuters (@Reuters) November 9, 2017 The number marks a sharp rise since…
New Eurasian security architecture
‘Olympic Circles’ of Eurasian Stability OPINION Dr Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann There are missing links in the security architecture of the European, Eurasian and Central Asian spaces that needs to be fixed in order to avoid a further fragmentation of the European continent between Euro-Atlantic and Euro-Asian alliances (See map Alliances and major zones of instability in a…
Iraq insists Kurds cancel referendum
Iraq’s Kurdistan region has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with the participation of the U.S.-led coalition that was assisting to defeat Islamic State. The offer was disclosed hours after Iraqi armed forces accused the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of delaying the handover to Iraq of control of the borders…
Kurdish leader Barzani stepped down
Masoud Barzani, who spent decades leading the long-oppressed Kurds, confirmed on he was stepping down as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government after his drive for independence backfired. Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani 'to resign' https://t.co/DrLfpkBHXF — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 29, 2017 After decades of struggle, critics say Barzani made one of his…
Abe aims at reform of Japan constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, triumphed in a huge election win for lawmakers who favor revising Japan’s post-war pacifist constitution, signaling an advancement towards his long-held goal, but will need to convince a divided public opinion to succeed. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to push for reforms to Japan's post-war pacifist constitution after strong election win. https://t.co/pfg5TLNwvE…
Deadly attacks in Afghanistan
Attacks earlier this week at a military base in Kandahar Province, at a police training centre in Gardez, and in Ghazni have also claimed many lives. https://twitter.com/RolandKobia/status/921481530647764993 “We send our heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, as well as to the Afghan authorities, and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded.”…
EU mounting pressure on North Korea
Given the persistent threat to international peace and stability posed by the DPRK, the Council adopted new EU autonomous measures to further increase the pressure on the DPRK to comply with its obligations. The measures complement and reinforce the UN Security Council sanctions. They take effect immediately. #EUCO: over working dinner EU leaders discuss #DPRK's nuclear & ballistic missile…
Afghanistan is EU long-term commitment
Once again, Afghanistan was hit by terror: attacks on a police training centre in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez and a district centre in neighbouring Ghazni province left dozens dead, including many civilians, and around two hundreds injured. Our thoughts are with those killed and injured in the attacks as well as with the…
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,…
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