Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Moscow accuses Washington of violating international law
Moscow accuses Washington of violating international law
Topic: Hermitage Capital lawyer Magnitsky's case
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
© AFP/ Fabrice Coffrini 15:11 26/10/2011
MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
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'Magnitsky list' won't undermine Russia-US relations, Lavrov saysRussia is worried by U.S. violations of international law and UN regulations , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Lavrov said that Russia had enough "causes for concern about U.S. activity."
"Our concern is about the necessity to prevent new violations of the internatioanal law as well as new violations of UN rules," he added.
Lavrov's comments come after U.S. House of Representatives speaker John Boehner called on the Obama administration to rethink its approach to Russia, warning that the country was trying "to restore Soviet-style power and influence" and would soon be led by a man who "harbors intense Soviet nostalgia."
"We realize our concerns not through the lists game, inexplicably loved by the United States, but through outlining direct issues like the ones we put forward during the Libyan conflcit," Lavrov went on.
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry unveiled a list of 'undesirable' U.S. officials barred from entry to Russia. Moscow's move comes after Washington issued in August the 'Magnitsky blacklist', a list of Russian officials, implicated in the death of Moscow lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Lavrov also urged U.S. officials to discuss issues in the correct format, instead of posting on micro-blogs.
"I can understand the appeal of communication in Twitter, but for expressing official, serious suggestions, other formats are used," he said.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Afghan lawmakers reject military agreement with ISAF
http://en.rian.ru/world/20111024/168068676.html
Afghan lawmakers reject military agreement with ISAF
21:02 24/10/2011
KABUL, October 24 (RIA Novosti)
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Afghanistan's lower house of parliament rejected on Monday an agreement on technical and military cooperation between the Afghan government and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Pajhwok news agency reported.
The military-technical agreement between the interim government in Afghanistan and ISAF was signed in December 2001 but submitted to the lower house of Afghan parliament only in September 2011.
The majority of lawmakers stated on Monday that the agreement with ISAF violated the country's sovereignty.
The decision could seriously undermine the efforts of the current Afghan government led by President Hamid Karzai to strike a strategic cooperation pact with the United States later this year.
ISAF has been deployed since 2001 under the authority of the UN Security Council which authorized the establishment of the force to assist the Afghan government in the maintenance of security in the war-torn country.
Under the agreement, the ISAF has complete and unimpeded freedom of movement or action throughout the territory and airspace of Afghanistan.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Portugal: right wing government’s austerity cuts prepare social explosion
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As Portugal's right-wing government announced the harshest austerity cuts in the country's history, economic forecasts were revised down and the main trade union confederations CGTP and UGT announced the calling of a general strike.
On October 15 Rome saw one of the biggest demonstrations of the last few years in Italy. Up to half a million people flooded the streets of the capital. Not only was this a huge demonstration in terms of the numbers taking part, but even more significantly you could hear the most radical slogans of the last decade. The masses, inspired by Athens, Madrid and New York, chanted "we don't want to pay the debt", "No to austerity", "No to the dictatorship of the ECB and the banks", etc.
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