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Abe to visit G-7 countries in spring to prepare for summit
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit the United States in March as well as European members of the Group of Seven countries during the Golden Week holidays from late April to reaffirm cooperation ahead of the G-7 summit in Japan in May, government sources said Tuesday. Aside from holding talks with the leaders of the G-7 countries, Abe...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
The risk of open war between Russia and Ukraine is greater than it was a year ago and Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun an “information war” against Germany, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the German newspaper Bild. …read more Source:...
Ukraine-China cargo train on Silk Road opens up prospects for trade promotion
KIEV: The first cargo train freight connecting Ukraine and China has recently completed its journey, after passing through three other countries along the Silk Road in a test run of a planned regular service, BSS/AFP reported. Although much work is yet to be done to establish a fixed railway route, the new train service is seen here as a...
Geneva process is long and unpredictable
Wars, generally speaking, are unpredictable – particularly when one is attempting to foresee when they will begin and how they will end. The war in Syria (or the war in Yemen for that matter) is no exception. With the Geneva talks over Syria in progress, the road to a final agreement will prove arduous and painfully difficult. Therefore,...
Oil wealth a blessing, energy dependence a curse for Russia’s economy
MOSCOW:Abundant oil and gas deposits have been a blessing for Russia, but they now feel like a curse as low prices propel the country into a deep economic crisis that shows no signs of abating, BSS/AFP. The ruble fell to a record dollar low this past week as global crude prices slumped to 12-year lows, highlighting at once Russia’s...
Abe agrees with Putin to arrange unofficial visit to Russia
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrange an unofficial visit to Russia, possibly in spring, prior to a trip to Japan by the Russian leader. In their 40-minute telephone talks, Abe and Putin affirmed that the two governments will hold a vice minister-level meeting in February in Tokyo to...
Obama’s futurism and the state of our nation
Sadeq Khan In his 7th (and final) State of the Union address before at a joint session of the US Congress, President Barack H. Obama told the Congressmen, the Justices and the military chiefs present that “because it’s an election season, expectations for what we’ll achieve this year are low. Still, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the...
Ukraine launches new China trade route bypassing Russia
ILLICHIVSK, Ukraine: Ukraine on Friday launched the first cargo train to China that will bypass Russia along a new “Silk Road” meant to counter the Kremlin’s most stringent trade embargo on Kiev to date, BSS/PTI reported. “This is a historic event,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Andriy Pyvovarskiy wrote on Facebook. “Now, Ukraine is not...
Obama discusses Syria, Ukraine with Russia’s Putin
US president Barack Obama, in a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, emphasised the need to work toward a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine and address the conflict in Syria, the White House said. Obama told Putin that a key next step in resolving the Ukrainian crisis was for all sides to agree on the...
Putin, Obama call for de-escalation of Saudi-Iranian tensions
Reuters . Moscow/ New Age Online Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Wednesday and called for an easing of tensions between and Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Kremlin said. The two leaders also discussed Ukraine, a resolution to Syria’s crisis and the situation on the Korean peninsula, a Kremlin...
