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Manvel Sargsyan: U.S. offers Russia a fundamental role that will put it on its feet again
Mainstream media are still discussing Vladimir Putin’s unwillingness to talk to Recep Erdogan. What did Turkey anticipate from its new strategy towards Russia following the downing of the Russian warplane over Syria? Russia’s military build up in Syria disrupted all the Syrian plans of Turkey given that since 2011 Turks have been...
Missiles in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
People gather near what is said to be a hospital damaged by missile attacks in Azaz, Aleppo, Syria, February 15, 2016 in this still image taken from a video on a social media website. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern Syria killed scores of...
Ukraine lawmakers have signatures for no confidence vote – two lawmakers
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers have gathered the 150 signatures needed to hold a no confidence vote on Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government, two lawmakers told Reuters on Tuesday, as parliament prepared to debate a report on the government’s performance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president’s party to condemn government’s performance – leader
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s party will vote to criticise the performance of Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government as “unsatisfactory” in a parliament vote, its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine president's party to condemn government's performance – leader
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s party will vote to criticise the performance of Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government as “unsatisfactory” in a parliament vote, its leader Yuriy Lutsenko told parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
EU lifts sanctions against Belarussian President Lukashenko
The European Union has lifted most sanctions against Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and his administration officials, the EU Council said in a statement Monday, praising Belarus’s role at a time when Russia has been pushing to reestablish control over former Soviet republics, The Moscoe Times reports. Relations between...
M. Kukushkin advanced into quarterfinals of Delray Beach Open in men’s doubles
ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstani tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin playing in pair with Ilya Marchenko from Ukraine advanced into the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open in the USA in men’s doubles. The prize fund of the tournament is USD 576 900, Sports.kz informs. …read more Source:...
New Trajectories of Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. In December 2012, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev presented his vision of Kazakhstan in 2050, which aims to enter the country in the top 30 most-developed countries. One of the priorities of this strategy is the formation of a professional state...
Araz Azimov: We are not planning to join EU
“The Association Agreement with EU is not suitable for us because it is a step for EU accession of such countries as Georgia and Ukraine.” …read more Source:...
Missiles in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
A boy lies on a bed with an injured hand after what is said to be a missile attack on a hospital in Azaz, Aleppo, Syria, February 15, 2016 in this still image taken from a video on a social media website. REUTERS KIEV/BEIRUT: Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern Syria killed scores of people,...
