The Minister of foreign affairs discussed the latest developments in Iraq. The diplomats have been assessing the consequences of the recent escalation of tension and major security incidents in Iraq and its impact on the entire the region. They also considered the impact of these developments on the international coalition engaged in the fight against…
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NATO Stoltenberg participates in EU Council
On Friday, 10 January 2020, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council, NATO announced via the site of the organisation. #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg will attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 10 January. Watch his doorstep remarks live at +16:15 CET 🎥…
EU attempts to reanimate JCPoA
The the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell convened an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council on January 10, to discuss with the 28 EU Foreign Ministers the crisis situation in Iraq and Libya, concluding a common EU strategy. The EU diplomacy underlines its vital interest to promote peace and stability in the Middle East and Maghreb. Spoke…
NATO suspends training in Iraq
NATO Ambassadors met on 6 January 2019 in Brussels headquaters to address current tensions in the Middle East and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq. “…Allies expressed their strong support for the fight against ISIS and for the NATO mission in Iraq. In everything that we do, the safety of our personnel is paramount….
Borrell calls for extraordinary Council
The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell has called for an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council with the Member States on Friday afternoon, 10 January, to discuss recent developments in Iraq and Iran. “EU will play its full role to seek de-escalation of tensions in the region”, Borrell wrote on his Twitter micro blog. I called an…
Soleimani: lethal record & impact
MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking from the Senate floor after the US-Qataris airstrike in Baghdad, described top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani as a “terrorist mastermind who operated without constraint”. “Soleimani made it his life’s work to take the Iranian revolutionary call for death to America and death to Israel and turned…
Iraq: Borrell calls for restraint
“The current cycle of violence in Iraq must be stopped before it spirals out of control. The EU calls on all the actors involved and on those partners who can have an influence to exercise maximum restraint and show responsibility in this crucial moment. Another crisis risks jeopardizing years of efforts to stabilise Iraq. Furthermore,…
Iraq milita protests at US Embassyш
Reportedly the protesters, among which the majority are the militia fighters, enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the American Embassy in Baghdad at New Year eve, setting ablaze a security post and hurling stones as security forces. The embassy guards retaliated with stun grenades and tear gas. The attackers…
Space as NATO “operational domain”
‘Two weeks from now, NATO leaders will meet in London. Together, we will mark our Alliance’s seventieth anniversary. And look to the future” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. ⚠️ WATCH LIVE ⚠️ 🗣️| Pre-Ministerial press conference ahead of #NATO #ForMin https://t.co/7rfEpq5rzH — Jens Stoltenberg…
Iraq: EU Foreign Ministers express concern
“We will have two days of Council,today with the Foreign Ministers,tomorrow with the Defence Ministers, with a full agenda as usual”, said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini upon her arrivals to the Foreign Affairs Council. "We followed yesterday with great concern and feeling very close to the Italian authorities and militaries for the attack…
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