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Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
FILE – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center left) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, address journalists on the sidelines of an international conference on the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland this thursday, February 14, 2019. Photo: AP JERUSALEM: An off-hand comment by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about...
Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists
MUNICH: German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defence of a multilateral approach to global affairs and support for Europe’s decision to stand by a nuclear deal with Iran. US Vice President Mike Pence was not among the impressed, however, and he doubled down on American criticism of Europe....
UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year
Junior foreign ministers from Britain and Russia met in Germany on Saturday in the highest-level contact between the two countries since an alleged nerve agent attack in Britain last March froze diplomatic relations. Britain’s Minister for Europe Alan Duncan held talks with Russia’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov on the...
Manafort faces up to 24 years in jail after breaking plea deal
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort faces up to 24 years in prison after being found to have violated his plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a court document filed said. Mueller’s office said it agreed with a Justice Department calculation that Manafort...
Pence chastises EU, rejects Merkel’s call to work with Russia
Vice President Mike Pence – who last week during a visit to Poland accused Britain, Germany and France of undermining US sanctions on Iran – repeated his demand for European powers to withdraw from the nuclear deal. (AFP pic)MUNICH: US Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on...
Azerbaijan, Ukraine mull transportation of energy resources
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin during the Munich Security Conference, Trend reports referring to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. …read more Source:...
Azerbaijan, Ukraine mull transportation of energy resources
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The US to provide almost $700 million in aid to Ukraine
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Tajikistan Attained Highest GDP Growth Among CIS Countries
DUSHANBE, 16.02.2019. (NIAT Khovar) – Tajikistan’ s 7.3% gross domestic product (GDP) increase was the highest among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2018, according to CIS Statistical Committee. Tajikistan’s GDP amounted to 68.8 billion somoni ($7.3 billion). Turkmenistan followed Tajikistan with an increase of 6.2%...
EU foreign policy chief meets Pompeo for talks
BRUSSELS (AA): EU foreign policy chief met on Friday U.S. State Secretary in Brussels amid tension over European stance on Iran. Federica Mogherini and Mike Pompeo stressed the importance of “transatlantic cooperation between the European Union and the United States on a wide range of foreign policy issues,” according to a written statement by...
