“I am following the dramatic developments in Rakhine State and at the border region in Bangladesh closely. The European Union has raised its concerns as recently as last Friday in direct contacts with Myanmar government members” – said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini commenting on a situation in a statement. .@FedericaMog on the latest…
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Rohingya flee Rakhine State
Tens of thousands of people have fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in fear of killings, rape and even massacres. The Rohingya are the world’s largest stateless community and one of its most persecuted minorities. Forced out of their homes by ethnic violence, #RohingyaMuslims in #Myanmar need access to humanitarian assistance https://t.co/qp3xorMQsi pic.twitter.com/lw91IBxRKE —…
Moscow to consider UN resolution draft on North Korea
Moscow is ready to consider a US draft resolution on North Korea submitted to the UN Security Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, September, 5. #Nebenzia: Sanctions alone, whatever bans are introduced will not help to solve the problem of the #KoreanPeninsula https://t.co/bvH823EPJu pic.twitter.com/szgoNLC76x — Russia at the United Nations (@RussiaUN) September 4,…
DPRK nuclear test 'perfect success' raising tensions
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. AFP Graphic showing North Korea's nuclear test site and comparing the size of earthquakes caused by its nuclear blasts pic.twitter.com/786d6ph1X3 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 3, 2017 The DPRK officials said its sixth nuclear test was…
Moscow protests against FBI searches in its US missions
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned a US envoy in Moscow to protest against Washington’s plans to conduct searches in Russia’s trade mission in Washington. Take a look at the video of @consulrussiaSF under rummage by the FBI https://t.co/tTT4LbepkV pic.twitter.com/FSAPvZr7FL — MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) September 2, 2017 According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Anthony…
Russian Consulate in San Francisco closure
The scenery of Russian Consulate in San Francisco closure with black smoke above the roof added to the image of drama, while workers were seen hurrying to shut Russia’s consulate in San Francisco ahead of a weekend deadline imposed by Washington. Russia had been required to close its San Francisco Consulate, and annexes in New…
HE Antonov – Russian Ambassador to USA
A deputy minister of foreign affairs of Russian Federation His Excellency (HE) Anatoly Antonov (62) is appointed as a new ambassador to the USA, the news announced via the site of Kremlin. Antonov candidacy has been approved by the Council of Federation, the upper chamber of the parliament. https://twitter.com/PutinRF_Eng/status/899698630285774853 In Russia Antonov is well-known…
EU: urgent meeting on North Korea
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 14th August. .@FedericaMog convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on #DPRK on 14th August https://t.co/JxcNqEHtML — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) August 11, 2017…
Pence: "New York Times is disgraceful"
The ongoing offensive of US mass media, loyal to Democrats, against President Trump took a new turn when vice-president Mike Pence issued a statement, openly accusing one of the leading newspapers in publishing the ‘fake news’. Pence denied that he is considering a run for the presidency, and interpreted the move NYT move as one…
Rouhani urged EU to avoid following in US footsteps
ian President Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in for a second term, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, and urged European countries not to side with Washington. Rouhani: Iranian govt., people will react to any breach of JCPOA#RouhaniInauguration2017 pic.twitter.com/QpSeHWUhda — Press TV (@PressTV) August 5, 2017…
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