OSCE Announces Informal Security Summit Of Foreign Ministers In Slovakia For July
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Foreign ministers of the OSCE member states will gather in on 9 to discuss the organization's future role and relevance within the European security landscape, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in said in a release on Thursday. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister ...
Ukrainian PACE Delegation Head Accuses Kuchma Of Treason Over Donbas Blockade Comments
KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Chairman of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary of the Council of ( ) Volodymyr Ariev accused on Thursday Leonid Kuchma, 's newly appointed representative to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on , of treason over his calls to have the economic blockade of the eastern Ukrainian region of ...
One US Cadet Dies, 22 People Injured In Accident Near West Point Academy - Statement
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The US Military Academy in West Point, , said in a statement on Thursday that one cadet has and 20 cadets have been in an involving a near the academy's Camp Natural Bridge training .
US Bans 23 Arms Merchants From Business Covered By Weapons Trade Rules - State Department
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Twenty-three individuals, who have been convicted of violating or conspiring to violate the US Arms Export Control Act, have been banned participation in future weapons sales covered by the law, the US Department of State a said in a press release on Thursday.
Russian Language Makes Up Inherent Part Of World's Cultural Heritage - Senior Diplomat
GENEVA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The language is an inherent part of the cultural and spiritual heritage of civilization as it the foundation of the "historical brotherhood" of many peoples, Permanent Representative to the Office and other International Organizations in Gennady Gatilov said on Thursday. It is also the language of ...
Iran willing to strengthen relations with Qatar
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said that Tehran and Doha are very close in many regional issues and the frequent contact between Doha and Tehran are very productive The emir emphasized that Qatar is eager to further expand relations with Iran in all fields and that negotiation is the only way to ease current tensions in the region.
EU Council Asks Member States To Do More To Prevent Radicalization In Prisons
"The Council today adopted conclusions on preventing and combatting radicalisation in prisons, and on dealing with and violent extremist offenders after release. The Council highlighted the importance and urgency of effective measures in this area, given the risk posed by the growing number of offenders and offenders radicalised while in prison, and the fact that a number ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Stresses Need To Review Necessity For Russia Sanctions
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) 's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, speaking at the International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday, that it was high time to reconsider the necessity for economic sanctions against . On the contrary, opportunities have been created for conducting a real, honest analysis of whether there is any point ...
Russia's Gazprom Neft Says Suffered Minimal Losses In Druzhba Pipeline Incident
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The incident with contaminated in Druzhba pipeline will not affect Gazprom Neft's output in as the has managed to promptly re-route supplies and suffered minimal losses, CEO Alexander Dyukov said Thursday. As for other volumes, we managed to timely send them via other routes," Dyukov ...
UK Shift To Wind, Solar Power Helps Cut Carbon Emissions To 19th Century Levels - Report
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The has cut output of carbon dioxide (CO2) to levels not seen since the late 19th , in part due to aggressive investments in solar- and wind-based power generation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Thursday.
Putin Says Children To Benefit From Reading Bible, Koran, Torah
STRELNA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) President said on Thursday that the Bible, Koran and Torah would prove useful for children since religions are based on humanistic ideas that will to a "better ." It will certainly be good for boys as well as for girls ... because religions ...
European Union Allocates $4.6Mln To Support Sahrawi Refugees In Algeria - UN Food Agency
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The contributed $4.6 to the Food Program (WFP) to support the agency's assistance to Sahrawi in , the WFP said in a press release on Thursday. "The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting thousands of living in five Sahrawi camps ...
Putin Does Not Expect EU Restrictions To Soften After Trip To Italy
ST.PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) President said Thursday he did not expect restrictions on to ease after his upcoming to . Putin, who was speaking to chiefs on the sidelines of the SPIEF economic forum in , said and had a long history of friendly relations. "The political ...
EU Should Strengthen Presence In Normandy Format On Ukraine - Italian Official
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The should strengthen its representation in the Normandy format on , Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano said Thursday. But I reckon if we are interested in relations with , if we are interested in lifting sanctions, we need to strengthen our presence in ...
US Trade Deficit With China Drops $22.9Bln In First 3 Months Of 2019 - Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) US trade in goods and services with during the first quarter of narrowed by nearly $23 , primarily due to a drop in imports, the Department of said in a press release on Thursday. The first-quarter figures show surpluses with South and Central America ($22.3 ), ...
Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Criticizes Zelenskyy's NATO Referendum Proposal
KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Ukrainian Vice for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze criticized on Thursday the recent calls Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a referendum on 's membership. In , then-Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko signed a law that introduced changes to the Ukrainian constitution to enshrine in the document 's ...
Putin Says Revision Of WWII Results, Heroization Of Nazism In Eastern Europe Outrageous
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The revision of of WWII, a heroization of Nazism in some countries of Eastern and demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers are ugly and outrageous, President said on Thursday. The president stressed that in some Baltic Baltic countries, went to demonstrations to against ...
African Union Suspends Sudan After Violent Crackdown, Demands Civilian Transitional Body
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) The African Union announced on Thursday that it had suspended 's participation in the bloc's activities following a violent crackdown on protesters in the country and demanded that establish a civilian transitional authority. "The AU Peace and Security Council has with immediate effect suspended the participation of the Republic ...
Russia's Roscongress, Qatari Commerce Chamber Sign Cooperation Deal At SPIEF
"The signing of this deal will allow us to build a long-standing partnership with the Qataris and bolster delegation exchanges at key events in both countries," Stuglev was quoted as saying in Roscongress's press release.
UK Chancellor Says To Push For Changes To Global Tax Rules At G20 Meetings In Japan
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday that he intended to promote changes to international tax rules at the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers meetings in amid the growth of digital economy.? "Heading to for G20 Finance Ministers meetings, where I'll continue to push for changes to global tax rules ...
