International Community
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 09:33
Algeria will remain Africa’s top defense market as it spends on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities, but tries to keep pace with an ongoing North African arms race, according to a report by the Strategic Defense Intelligence (SDI) market research group.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 09:12
Talks to end a two-year insurgency in eastern Congo stalled on Monday after the government rejected a call for amnesty for M23 rebel leaders as the United Nations expressed concern at a military buildup by the group around the provincial capital Goma.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 06:30
Statement by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold, Special Representative of the African Union Boubacar Diarra, European Union Senior Coordinator for the Great Lakes region Koen Vervaeke, and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in the DRC Martin Kobler on recent peace talks in Kampala.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 13:07
Georgian Foreign Minister Maja Panjikidze outlined foreign and domestic policy priorities, spoke about current security challenges in the region, and called for active engagement of the international community and OSCE in addressing them, in a speech to the OSCE Permanent Council today.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:48
He made it clear that Azerbaijan prefers individual relations rather than multilateral partnership with the EU.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:47
"OSCE should be the organization of all member states and double standards in its activity are inadmissible. Azerbaijan is ready to continue its activity namely within such an organization," the Deputy Foreign Minister said.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:45
The statement on Azerbaijan's presidential election was delivered by the US ambassador to OSCE Daniel Baer at the organization's Permanent Council, in Vienna.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:44
US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Ambassador James Warlick will pay a brief visit to Azerbaijan early next week.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:36
The Ambassadorial Working Group (AWG) underscores the importance of a free media environment, characterized by full freedom of expression, a diversity of opinions, and journalistic independence
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:16
The mission is headed by Ambassador Paraschiva Badescu and consists of 13 international experts based in Dushanbe and 16 long-term observers to be deployed throughout the country.