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Poroshenko Tied to Airline that Helped Yanukoych Cronies Flee
A secretive VIP jet charter business that may have helped officials flee Ukraine as the government of Viktor Yanukovych collapsed appears closely linked to the business empire of current Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
France’s Fillon says Russia sanctions pointless, dialogue needed | Reuters
BERLIN European Union sanctions on Russia are pointless, the frontrunner in France’s presidential election Francois Fillon said on Monday during a visit to Berlin, warning of a risk that Russia and the United States forge links that exclude the EU.Fillon said a gesture from Russia would be needed before sanctions could be lifted, adding...
Karabakh problem one of priorities of reelected PACE President`s work
ArmInfo. Reelected President of PACE Pedro Agramunt stated in his speech on the first plenary winter session of the Organization that PACE currently faces four existential challenges, which create a state of constant upheaval. According to him firstly, transnational terrorism poses a fundamental and multi- faceted danger. Secondly, the refugee...
SOCAR ups fuel deliveries to Ukraine
Azerbaijan’s state energy giant SOCAR made an increase in the volume of its fuel supplies to Ukraine. The company delivered some 136,000 tons of fuel in 2016, recording an increase of 7 percent as compared to 2015. …read more Source:...
Philippine leader tames his words for Miss Universe hopefuls
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greets Miss Universe contestant Catalina Caceres of Chile as Siera Bearchell of Canada, left, and Violina Ancheva of Bulgaria walk back to their seats after posing with the president during their courtesy call at Malacanang Palace Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP MANILA: Philippine...
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Armenia’s Hermine Naghdalyan re-elected as PACE Vice-President
Hermine Naghdalyan, Head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has been elected PACE Vice-President. The Vice-Presidents were elected at the opening session of the Winter plenary session today. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of the Republic of Moldova and Romania remain vacant....
Alexander Lapshin apologizes to Ilham Aliyev
ArmInfo. Russian-Israeli blog writer Alexander Lapshin, who was earlier detained in Minsk upon Baku’s demand, has apologized to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the written form, according to lawyer Ara Kazaryan, the head of the working group set up to defend Lapshin. RIA Novosti quotes Kazaryan as saying: “He has really begged...
PACE winter plenary part-session kicks off
There have also been a requests for an urgent debate on the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey and for a current affairs debate on the situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries. Addressing the Assembly will be Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, and Johannes Hahn,...
Kremlin says expects to agree date for Trump-Putin phone call soon
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video link, dedicated to the start of natural gas supplying from mainland Russia to Crimea, in Moscow, Russia, December 27, 2016. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday it expected to soon agree a date for the first phone call between President Vladimir Putin and US President...
