Russia’s foreign minister is visiting Algeria, a key ally of Moscow and a gas exporter, to which European countries are seeking to reduce their dependence on Russian gas. The Russian Foreign Minister will meet today with his Algerian counterpart Ramdan Lamamra before being received by President Abdelmajid Teboun, according to local media. On April 18, […]
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Russia will not participate in the special session of the Human Rights Council for Ukraine
Russia will not take part in a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on “the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. “The Russian delegation will not legitimize with its presence this new political show organized in the form of an extraordinary meeting,” Zakharova said in […]
Japan: South Korea wants to improve bilateral relations
Japan and South Korea have agreed that relations between the two countries could be improved, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said today after a meeting with Yoon Sokgel, the neighboring country’s new president. Yoon took office as the United States sought to boost trilateral security cooperation with Tokyo and Seoul amid new missile and nuclear […]
France: EU deal to ban Russian oil imports likely to emerge this week
EU countries are likely to reach an agreement this week on the European Commission’s proposal to ban oil imports from Russia, French Foreign Minister Clement Bonn said today. “I think we can reach an agreement this week,” Bonn told LCI television, adding that French President Emmanuel Macron would hold talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor […]
The time of the ecclesiastical ‘Treaty of Prespa’
Of Costa Rapti The meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which took place on Monday in Fanari, led to a development of historical significance: the removal of a 55-year-old schism in the heart of the Balkans. This is the case of the Orthodox Church in the territory of present-day Northern Macedonia, which […]
Swedish Defense Minister: NATO membership will strengthen Scandinavian defense
The defense capabilities of the Nordic countries will be strengthened if Sweden and Finland join NATO, a fact that will allow joint defense planning within the framework of the Alliance, the Swedish Minister of Defense said today, speaking on Swedish radio. “(If Sweden and Finland join NATO) the result will be to use each other’s […]
Turkish media on Mitsotaki’s visit to US: ‘Anti-Turkish expectations increase in Greece’
Turkish media refer to the meeting of the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Mitsotakis with Joe Biden in the White House, as well as in his speech to the Congress, from which Ankara is waiting for the decision to sell the F-16s to it. Specifically, as SKAI reported, CNN Turk reports that “Athens’ anti-Turkish expectations for […]
US: Moves in Congress to speed up financial aid to Kyiv
Democrats in Congress have agreed to speed up the delivery of $ 39.8 billion (€ 37.68 billion) in additional aid to Ukraine, two sources familiar with the bill said yesterday. Ongoing moves have eased fears that a delayed vote could halt the flow of US weapons systems to the Kiev government. The House of Representatives […]
South Korea: New President Says He Wants ‘Complete Nuclearization’ of North Korea
South Korea’s conservative new president, Yoon Sokgel, has been sworn in for five years after he was sworn in and said he would seek a “complete denuclearization” of North Korea. remains open as Pyongyang says it will accelerate and strengthen its nuclear and missile arsenal. Mr Yoon, 61, described North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile […]
Biden says he is worried Putin has no way of ending the war
US President Joe Biden said Monday that he was concerned that his Russian counterpart had no way of ending the war in Ukraine and that his government was considering what it could do about it. Mr Biden, speaking at a rally in Potomac, Washington, D.C. but the result was the opposite as the US and […]
