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According to Mr. Hugues Mingarelli, the officer in charge of the European Commission’s external relations, negotiations between the European Union and Libya in regards to an economic partnership agreement have “got off to a good start,” and suggests that Libyan authorities should continue in this direction in order to maintain “this pace of progress in [...]
We all know about the ongoing accession process that Turkey has been dealing with in order to be a part of the European Union. We also know that the EU is not as eager to have Turkey as a member state, and is working consistently to find new hoops for Turkey to jump through. While [...]
With all the recent piracy incidents off of the Yemen coast in the Gulf of Aden, the European Union will begin talks with Yemen to end the attacks. The EU is interested because many of the ships that are being hijacked by pirates are meant to end up in Europe. In mid-December the EU is [...]
King Abdullah II of Jordan warned of a humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-run Gaza strip urging the international community to help end Israel’s blockade of the area. A statement from the palace in Jordan to European Union ambassadors said, “The world should take swift measures to end the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza. If [...]
Syria has had a rocky past eight years in terms of its stance on terrorism and public image. However, as new leaders emerge in the West, Syria has taken up a role in the European Partnership Association. It is slowly making a comeback on the world stage as another potential ally of the West in [...]
As Syria readies itself to join the European Partnership Association, Czech Prime Minister, Alexander Vondra, who will chair the EU, fully welcomed and encouraged good relations with Syria. What will this economic development and opportunity mean for Syria? Sade San A Jong Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2688′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, along with the EU Presidency, began negotiations on the EU-Libyan Framework Agreement on November 13. She met with with Libyan representatives led by Abdulati Elobeidi, Secretary for European Affairs, and Mohamed Tahar Siala, Deputy Secretary at the General People Committee for Foreign Liaison and [...]
As reported in Turkish news recently, Sarah Ferguson, Britain’s Duchess of York, will be featured in a documentary about Turkish and Romanian orphanages that will air in the United Kingdom. Turkish officials note that the timing of the documentary’s airing is political–the European Union is about to release its report on Turkey’s progress toward EU [...]
Egypt will host a meeting of Middle East peace mediators in November in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh to try to keep peace talks moving, a spokesman for President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday. The so-called Quartet (United States, European Union, Russia and United Nations) has been trying to breathe life into the stalled [...]
Sunday October 19th marks another symbolic meeting between Syria and another nation from the West. Romanian President Traian Basescu is set to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, holding mainly bilateral talks between the countries regarding “regional and international developments.” This visit comes on the wake of the French visit to Damascus last month, and [...]
