The United States and the European Union on Tuesday sent their congratulations to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his re-election, saying they are looking forward to working with the new Afghan government. "We welcome the conclusion of the electoral process, and we congratulate President Hamid Karzai on his reelection. We look forward to the formation of a new government, representing the will...
Obama met with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Javier Solana, who is the European Union foreign policy chief. They discussed Afghanistan, Iran, climate change and the global economy.
" Javier Solana, European Union Foreign Policy Chief , urged Israel on Wednesday evening to end the demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. The Ramattan News Agency reported that Solana stated that this policy is racist , and stressed on the necessity to avoid any escalation in the Holy City. He said that he is concerned about the recent reports of home demolitions in Jerusalem, and...
Geneva/Luxembourg - Javier Solana, the EU foreign policy chief, said Tuesday he expected Iran to reply this week to a proposed international nuclear fuel deal and indicated the next round of the Islamic state's talks with world powers would be delaye...
Geneva/Luxembourg - Javier Solana, the European Union foreign policy chief, said Tuesday he expected Iran to reply this week to an international plan aimed at reducing Tehran's uranium stockpiles and easing the path toward further negotiations. Regar...
Geneva/Brussels - Javier Solana, the European Union foreign policy chief, said Tuesday he expected Iran to reply this week to an international plan aimed at reducing Tehran's uranium stockpiles and easing the path towards further negotiations. Regard...
" Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected a request by the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to visit the Gaza Strip. Kouchner intends to visit Israel and the West Bank soon, and was hoping to be allowed into the Gaza Strip. Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that Netanyahu sent a letter to Kouchner and told him that he cannot approve his request to visit Gaza. Netanyahu claimed...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has a closer relationship with the European Union than official EU-membership candidate Croatia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday.
Ramallah - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Monday that the future Palestinian state should be established along the 1967 borders. He said in Ramallah after ending a day of meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and P...
A process that began with "football diplomacy" between Armenia and Turkey has developed into the real thing, as the countries' foreign ministers signed two protocols on their future relationship at a ceremony in Switzerland on 10 October 2009. The presence of senior international dignitaries at the event - among them United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Russian foreign minister...
It is amazing that, nearly one hundred years later, Turkey still cannot acknowledge the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. Pitfalls lie ahead as Armenia, Turkey sign peace deal Zerin Elci and Jeff Mason, Reuters Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 ZURICH -- Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark peace accord on Saturday to restore ties and open their joint border after a century of hostility stemming...
Brussels - The European Union will not be deterredby Thursday's deadly terrorist attack in Kabul, which killed at least a dozen people as well as damaging the bloc's local offices, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said. The perpetrators will no...
The Czech Republic told its European Union partners today that it will not derail the Lisbon treaty, which has been approved by the Czech parliament but faces a challenge in the country's constitutional court. The Czech prime minister, Jan Fischer, said that he was "fully and deeply convinced there is no reason for anxiety in Europe". He said the court backed the treaty last year, and predicted...
(ChattahBox)—Iran agreed on Thursday to allow the United Nations’ nuclear inspectors access to its second uranium enrichment site. Iran’s consent to the inspection resulted from talks between Iranian diplomats and representatives from six world powers held in Geneva. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, said Iran had promised to cooperate fully with the International...
Iran plans to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on inspections of a new enrichment facility, the EU's foreign policy chief has said. Iran revealed last week it was building a second uranium enrichment plant. On Thursday, six world powers held talks in Geneva with Iran on its nuclear programme. After the talks, Javier Solana told a news conference that Iran's chief...