Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announces the appointment of Mr. João Vale de Almeida, 62, as the first Head of the future EU Delegation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This has been duly notified to the United Kingdom. Mr. Vale de…
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Iran: UK Ambassador arrest
EU top diplomat Josep Borrell expressed his serious concerns by arrest of the British Ambassador to Tehran H.E.Rob Macaire. Very concerned about the temporary detention of the UK Ambassador @HMATehran in Iran. Full respect of the Vienna convention is a must. The EU calls for deescalation and space for diplomacy. — Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF)…
New US Ambassador arrives to Moscow
The newly appointed US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, who is arriving in Moscow on January 16, looks forward to enhancing the relationship between the two countries and strengthening cooperation between Moscow and Washington, US Embassy in Russia said in a statement. “Ambassador Sullivan plans to arrive in Moscow on January 16 and present his…
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…
Russian Ambassador Yakovenko left London
Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko (65) has relinquished his duties in London and left for Moscow, the Embassy in the UK informed on August 24. 24 August Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr Alexander Yakovenko relinquished his duties and departed to…
Ukraine Ambassador’s car incident
London Metropolitan police opened fire outside Ukraine‘s embassy in London on April 13 after a vehicle repeatedly rammed into the ambassador’s parked car. The attacked vehicle was empty, the assailant was arrested at the scene. (Image: illustration). Met police say shots have been fired by officers in the Holland Park area of West London. The embassy…
French ambassador to Vanuatu dismissed for sexual assault
French ambassador to Vanuatu (pictured), accused of sexual assault, was removed from office. A woman had reproached him for caressing her buttocks several times on February 11 at an Economic Summit. The French government has terminated the duties of the ambassador to Vanuatu, which is the subject of a complaint for sexual assault, according to…
Venezuela expels German ambassador
Venezuela government has declared the German ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours in aftermath of political crisis intensified. The decision to expel Daniel Kriener who has been based in Caracas since 2018 became public via Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, post in Twitter micro blog. Arreaza said…
France-Italy diplomatic clash over Yellow Vests
President Emmanuel Macron’s government recalled France ambassador to Rome Christian Masset on February 7 in an unprecedented act since World War II , saying it had enough with “repeated, baseless” attacks by Italian political leaders against France. DIRECT. La France dénonce des "attaques" sans "précédent" de l'Italie et rappelle son ambassadeur à Romehttps://t.co/vlXsFZStW7 pic.twitter.com/ySb2Loxs7K —…
N.Korea diplomat applied for asylum in Italy
North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has applied for asylum and gone into hiding, Seoul lawmakers told reporters after a closed-door meeting with South Korean intelligence officials. North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil, has sought asylum, report sayshttps://t.co/hgJkQBTFl9 pic.twitter.com/6lxSlNe4bl — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 3, 2019 It would mark the latest…
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