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No Assad in Syria transition – US The United States says Syria’s embattled president Bashar al-Assad should not be part of any transitional government for the country. The announcement was… 09/05/2013
America sees “short time span” to revive Middle East peace bid US Secretary of State John Kerry has indicated that Washington is keen to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks within a short time frame. It came as he… 09/05/2013
Japan looks to help Syrian refugees – nocomment Japanese politician Yuriko Koike has visited refugee camps in Jordan. She said her country can use its disaster relief experiences to help Syrians who have… 03/05/2013
Obama talks up the positives on visit to Mexico Visiting Mexico, US President Barack Obama was keen to stress the positives of the relationship between the two countries. Meetings with Mexican President… 03/05/2013
Russia and Japan leaders meet over islands dispute Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Monday for the first time in 10 years to revive talks on their longstanding… 30/04/2013
Hollande aims to energise exports with China visit It’s not your average business trip – French President François Hollande is in China on a two-day visit aimed at boosting exports. His focus: energy and… 25/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo leaders meet again in Brussels Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo are back in Brussels for the ninth round of talks aimed at normalising relations between the two nations. EU officials have… 17/04/2013
Kerry calls on North Korea to resume talks US Secretary of State John Kerry, continuing his regional visits aimed at defusing tensions in the Korean peninsular, has been to Japan. He met with his… 14/04/2013
Ultra-conservative Salafists target Iranian diplomat in Cairo A crowd of ultra-conservative Salafist demonstrators in Egypt have tried to break into the home of a senior Iranian diplomat to protest against the warming of… 05/04/2013
Belgrade faces tough choices to realise EU membership goal Serbia’s government is left facing difficult decisions after the collapse of talks with neighbouring Kosovo. The country does not recognise Kosovo’s… 03/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo leaders aim to normalise ties at Brussels talks Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo are meeting in Brussels for talks aimed at normalising relations between the two nations. Belgrade wants to open negotiations… 02/04/2013
Obama arrives in Jordan for final leg of Mid-East trip US President Barack Obama arrived in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II, which are expected to focus on the conflict in Syria. Fighting there is causing a… 22/03/2013
Moscow greets Chinese President Russian President Vladimir Putin has greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Kremlin in a choreographed ceremony. It was seen as underlining a message to… 22/03/2013
Obama’s Israeli-Palestinian second try Faster, clearer results might be expected in Asia but Obama has given the Israeli-Palestinian challenge pride of place. The US president failed to move… 22/03/2013
China-Russia: a special relationship It is less than a year since Chinese and Russian leaders last met officially, when Vladimir Putin had just resumed his function as president in June… 22/03/2013
Israeli government takes shape ahead of Obama visit As Israel prepares for a visit by US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Moshe Yaalon, a right-wing former armed forces chief… 17/03/2013
Israel’s Peres calls on Arab League to intervene in Syria Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the Arab League to intervene in Syria in an historic address to the European Parliament on Tuesday. Peres said any… 12/03/2013
Serbia grants autonomy to ethnic Serbians in Kosovo Serbia’s parliament has paved the way for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo to be given autonomy within Kosovo’s legal framework. But the resolution brings fresh… 14/01/2013
French president’s symbolic walkabout in Algeria – nocomment French President Francois Hollande was greeted by cheering crowds on the streets of Algiers and at a square dedicated to a pro-independence activist, on the… 21/12/2012
Charles and Camilla’s royal tour in Australia – nocomment Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, flew into Adelaide, on day three of the Australian leg of their Pacific tour to celebrate the… 08/11/2012
Clinton and Ashton urge Serb-Kosovan resolution US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in Kosovo to reach an agreement with Serbia. Clinton backed… 31/10/2012
Qatar’s landmark visit to Gaza: A victory for HamasQatar’s landmark visit to Gaza: ‘A victory for Hamas’ The arrival of Qatar’s Emir in Gaza was billed as an “historic” visit that broke the isolation of the… 24/10/2012
EP mission in Ukraine to be suspended during election The European Parliament will suspend its mission overseeing the appeal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoschenko until after elections in Ukraine… 02/10/2012
US wades deeper into Asia diplomacy The United States is pursuing greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. This is clearly a diplomatic challenge given China’s rise, but that is the very… 04/09/2012
Queen and McGuinness historical handshake – nocomment The Queen shook hands with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness. The historical handshake happened in private at the beginning, but was repeated afterwards… 28/06/2012
UK appoints first Somalia ambassador for 21 years Britain has appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years. William Hague announced the move during the first visit to the war-stricken nation by a… 02/02/2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s convoy attacked in Gaza Protesters in Gaza have given a hostile welcome to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, battering his convoy as it crossed into the Strip. Some threw… 02/02/2012
Diplomats in the danger zone Following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq can France play a greater role as Iraq struggles to emerge from invasion, occupation and civil war? Iraq is… 18/01/2012
UK talks trade with Asian marketsBritain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne talks with China’s Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the Xinjiang Room located in the Great Hall of the People… 17/01/2012
Investors pay to lend money to Germany Germany is the latest country that investors are paying to lend it money. As it sold 3.9 billion euros worth of short term government bonds, Berlin paid a… 09/01/2012
Australia : yes we can-nabisProtesters in Australia hold a giant sign calling on politicians to legalize marijuana before US President Barack Obama’s arrival in Canberra. REUTERS/Larry… 16/11/2011
Queen Elizabeth visits aboriginal school – nocomment UK Queen Elizabeth, on 10-day visit to Australia, visited an Aboriginal school in Perth on Thursday. 27/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth II visits Australia – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Australia to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which will be held in Perth… 24/10/2011
Madrid boycotts San Sebastian ETA meeting ETA, which stands for “Basque Homeland and Freedom” in the Basque language, last set off a bomb in 2006, killing two people at Madrid’s Barajas airport… 17/10/2011
EU welcomes Kosovo Serbia trade compromise EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy welcomed his Kosovan counterpart to Brussels on Tuesday following last week’s deal between Pristina and Belgrade to end… 07/09/2011
Joe Biden visits China – nocomment US Vice President Joe Biden spent the fifth day of his visit to China visiting cultural sites and meeting with students in Chengdu, Sichuan province. 22/08/2011
Hillary Clinton greets Archbishop Demetrios in IstanbulU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets Archbishop Demetrios, primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America as she leaves after her meeting with… 16/07/2011
China’s premier Wen Jiabao in Germany – nocomment China’s Wen Jiabao was greeted in Berlin with military honours by German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of inter-governmental consultations between the two… 28/06/2011
British Queen arrives in Dublin for historic visit Queen Elizabeth II has arrived in Dublin at the start of her historic visit to the Irish Republic. The British monarch is the first to set foot in Ireland… 17/05/2011
Obama pays tribute in Jerusalem’s memorialU.S. President Barack Obama pays his respects at the tomb of the founder of modern Zionism and the grave of a murdered Israeli prime minister, who has become a symbol of the peace process. 22/03/2013
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Egypt on historic visitPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on the first trip of an Iranian head of state to Egypt since Iran’s 1979 revolution. As he left the plane he was met by… 05/02/2013
Britons told to get out of SomaliaThe British government has told UK nationals to leave Somalia immediately. The Foreign Office in London warned of a ‘specific threat’ to foreigners in the… 27/01/2013
Hillary Clinton: USA’s most travelled top diplomatUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s last public appearance was in Dublin, en route to Belfast, on 6 December 2012. It was part of a unrelenting… 31/12/2012
UN/Arab League envoy warns of “hell” if Syria violence continuesUN and Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned of the dire consequences of failure to find a political solution to end the violence. Brahimi… 29/12/2012
Russia ready to meet Syria opposition coalitionRussia has proposed holding talks with Syria’s main opposition coalition, and has made contact with the group through the Russian embassy in Cairo. After… 28/12/2012
Syria envoy seeks political change to end conflictThe international envoy to Syria has warned that only political change will end the violence that has claimed 44,000 lives over the 21-month-old conflict… 28/12/2012
Brahimi meets Syrian opposition leadersLeading opposition members have met with international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus, as he works to broker an international solution for the war-torn… 25/12/2012
“Non” to a full apology by French presidentMembers of the Algerian parliament knew not to expect a full apology from visiting French President Francois Hollande for his country’s past actions in… 20/12/2012
Friends of Syria officially recognise opposition coalitionOfficial recognition for Syria’s opposition coalition has grown, with acknowledgement coming from the US-founded international Friends of Syria group, who are… 12/12/2012
Clinton visits Belfast after outbreak of sectarian violenceHillary Clinton has condemned an outbreak of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Making one of her last foreign trips as the US Secretary of State… 07/12/2012
Jordan king in Palestinian morale boost visit to West BankKing Abdullah II of Jordan has become the first foreign dignitary of his kind to visit the West Bank since the successful bid by President Abbas for … 06/12/2012
Putin and Erdogan down play differences over SyriaThey may be backing opposite sides in the continuing violence in Syria but neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip… 04/12/2012
Erdogan and Putin talk Turkey, Syria and gasTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul. Moscow is a major ally of the Syrian… 03/12/2012
Call for EU-US free trade agreementThe President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has used a visit to Washington to call for a free trade deal between the EU and the US. Speaking… 29/11/2012
Clinton calls for “comprehensive peace” in Middle EastIn Israel the diplomatic day ended for Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Tuesday had started with hopes… 21/11/2012
Clinton heads to Middle East for Gaza crisis talksA fresh round of diplomatic activity is underway to halt the Gaza conflict. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is on her way from an Asian summit… 20/11/2012
Obama to praise progress but press for further reforms in MyanmarBarack Obama has arrived in Rangoon, for an historic six-hour visit. Walking down the steps of Air Force One, he became the first sitting US President to… 19/11/2012
Obama’s Asian TourU.S. President Barack Obama has kicked off a three country Asian tour. His first stop on the trip has been Thailand, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister… 18/11/2012
Israel’s Gaza ceasefire failsIsrael’s airforce has launched an attack on the home of a Hamas commander, despite a temporary halting of military action due to a visit to Gaza by Egypt’s… 16/11/2012
Egyptian PM seeks Israel-Palestine ceasefireThe Egyptian Prime Minister has denounced Israel’s attacks on Gaza and says Cairo will try to secure a ceasefire. Hisham Qandil paid a three-hour visit to… 16/11/2012
Suu Kyi visits India for first time in 40 yearsMyanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in India for a week-long trip. The Nobel Laureate has not been back since she studied in the… 13/11/2012
Anti-austerity protests mark Merkel’s Portuguese visitHundreds of people turned out to greet Angela Merkel on her first official visit to Portugal. Unfortunately, perhaps for the German Chancellor most of those… 12/11/2012
Barroso offers EU development aid to MyanmarThe President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has offered Myanmar 78 million euros in EU development aid, as he became the most senior Western… 03/11/2012
Hollande, Netanyahu visit ‘Merah’ school in ToulouseFrench President François Hollande and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the Jewish school in Toulouse where a gunman shot dead… 01/11/2012
Serbia-Kosovo dialogue may restart next monthDialogue between Serbia and Kosovo could restart as early as next month, according to the Serbian Prime Minister. Talks were suspended last May, ahead of the… 31/10/2012
Clinton starts Balkans tourUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday started a four-day trip of the Balkans with a visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. She will tell Sarajevo to speed… 30/10/2012
Ashton meets Palestinian leaders in a bid to revive peace talksEU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton continued her tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories on Thursday in an attempt to revive stalled peace… 25/10/2012
Hague urges Serbia/Kosovo dialogueWilliam Hague, the British Foreign Minister has urged the continuation of constructive dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Speaking at a press conference… 25/10/2012
Qatar leader in key visit to GazaThe Emir of Qatar has become the first head of state to visit Gaza since the Islamist group Hamas took power five years ago. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa… 23/10/2012
Ashton in Beirut as EU warns of power vacuum in LebanonThe EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is meeting Lebanese leaders in Beirut amid heightened tension over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. She… 23/10/2012
Colombian government holds peace talk with FARC in OsloThe Colombian government and Marxist rebels are set to hold peace talks in Norway aimed at ending nearly half a century of conflict. President Juan Manuel… 17/10/2012
More delays to peace talks between Colombia and FARCPeace talks due to be hosted by Norway between Marxist rebels and the Colombian government have been delayed due to neither side showing up. Representatives… 16/10/2012
Brahimi attempts another Syrian ceasefireThe fighting in Syria is getting worse by the day says the UN’s international peace envoy, with the latest pictures from Aleppo showing the intensity of the… 16/10/2012
First female leader for African UnionThe African Union has appointed its first chairwoman, South Africa’s former home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the former wife of President Zuma… 15/10/2012
Maliki in Russia to seal closer military tiesThe Iraqi Prime Minister is expected to sign a major arms agreement with Russia. Nuri al-Maliki has already made clear his three day visit to Moscow is aimed… 09/10/2012
Protest ban in AthensGreek police have tightened security in Athens for the visit of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Large sections of the capital have been closed off to… 09/10/2012
Security is tight as Angela Merkel visits GreeceAs far as foreign visits go, this can’t be one that Angela Merkel is looking forward to. The German Chancellor and Eurozone dynamo is due in Athens later… 09/10/2012
South Sudan and Sudan in more direct talksThey were on the brink of war in April, but now the leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have held face-to-face talks in Ethiopia. A UN deadline for a peace… 24/09/2012
French to give support in Mali despite terrorist threatFrance has reaffirmed that it is prepared to provide support for a military intervention in northern Mali, despite an apparent al-Qaeda threat that French… 20/09/2012
Chinese leader calls for EU arms embargo to be overturnedChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has hit out at the continuing European arms embargo at the opening of the annual EU-China summit in Brussels. Wen said he hoped… 20/09/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Barack ObamaAung San Suu Kyi has made a trip that for years she could only dream of. The opposition leader of Myanmar – formerly Burma – has held private talks with … 20/09/2012
Diplomats saddle environmental responsibilitiesSwedish diplomats in Lithuania are doing their bit for the environment by using bikes for official embassy business in the centre of Vilnius. They are… 14/09/2012
Ban Ki-moon defies US and Israel by attending Iran summitThe UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has met President Ahmadinejad of Iran and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini during a visit to Tehran. He has… 29/08/2012
Egypt calls on Assad allies to pressure him to goWith UN initiatives mired in impotence over the Syrian crisis, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is pursuing his own diplomatic push. He has already suggested… 28/08/2012
Iran says Assad is willing to talk with oppositionA senior Iranian official has met President Bashar al Assad and claims the Syrian leader is willing to meet opposition representatives to end the… 27/08/2012
Samaras to call for more time to meet bailout conditionsGreece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets with the Eurogroup chief today when he’s expected to ask for more time to ram through unpopular reforms required… 22/08/2012
Syria opposition row with UN envoy as last monitors leaveLeaders of the opposition Syrian National Council have cast doubt over the new UN peace envoy’s ability to find a solution to the conflict. Fighting has… 20/08/2012
US and Turkey ramp up pressure on Syria regimeThe United States and Turkey are considering the possibility of imposing no-fly zones over Syria among a package of measures to help opposition forces in the… 11/08/2012
Hillary Clinton takes to the floor US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been showing off her dancing skill in South Africa. It is all part of a charm offensive as the United States… 08/08/2012
Iran launches diplomatic offensive on SyriaIran has pledged continuing support for Bashar al-Assad. On a visit to Damascus, national security advisor Saeed Jalili said Syria is part of an essential… 08/08/2012
Praise for Annan as Syria peace envoy quitsThe United Nations Secretary-General has commended Kofi Annan’s attempts to broker an end to the Syrian uprising following the peace envoy’s… 02/08/2012
British PM challenges Putin over Syria during London visitRussian President Vladimir Putin has been locking horns with British Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to London. Cameron tried to push the former… 02/08/2012
Kofi Annan quits as Syria mediatorFormer UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will step down as UN-Arab League mediator in the 17-month long conflict in Syria. He will leave the post by the end… 02/08/2012
Iran seeks greater diplomatic role over SyriaUN special envoy Kofi Annan has said the situation in Syria has reached a “critical point”. He was speaking in Moscow where he met Vladimir Putin in an effort… 17/07/2012
French foreign minister in AlgiersFrench Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers on Sunday for his first official trip to an Arab… 16/07/2012
Iran, Iraq back Syria peace plan, Annan saysUN and Arab League envoy on Syria Kofi Annan said on Wednesday that both Iran and Iraq back his peace plan to end the 17-month standoff between President… 12/07/2012
Japan-China islands row overshadows Asean talksThe ongoing territorial dispute over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea is overshadowing talks between the region’s main powers at the Asean… 11/07/2012
Iran says Assad must stay in Syria for nowSyria’s staunchest regional ally, Iran, on Monday intimated that Bashar al-Assad might not remain president of Syria. The admission came as Kofi Annan was… 10/07/2012
Fifty years of Franco-German reconciliationFrance and Germany have been honouring 50 years of reconciliation. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Reims in… 08/07/2012
France, Turkey move to mend ties after Paris ditches genocide law for goodTurkey on Thursday moved to repair ties with France after Paris said it will not resurrect a law on the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in… 06/07/2012
