Statement by Foreign Minister Steinmeier following the talks on Syria in...
(Source: Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany) Today - also here in Vienna - is dominated by last night's terrible events in Paris. All of us at today's meeting - Europeans, the United...
View ArticleParis attacks: Syrian transition plan reached by US, Russia in Vienna talks
Vienna: Seventeen nations, spurred on by Friday's deadly attacks in Paris, overcame their differences on how to end Syria's civil war and adopted a timeline that will let opposition groups help draft a...
View ArticleObama says Putin a 'constructive partner' in Syria talks
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised Russia's role in talks to end the Syria crisis and offered the prospect of better ties if Moscow focused military strikes on the Islamic State group....
View ArticleUlfa leader wanted to be part of peace talks: Pillai
Guwahati: Former union home secretary G K Pillai on Saturday said that Ulfa founder general secretary Anup Chetia had always wanted to be a part of the...
View ArticleSyria Donors Conference 2016: Joint Announcement (FCO - UK Foreign and...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) We - the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations - are increasingly concerned about the plight of the Syrian...
View ArticleHonorary knighthood presented to former NATO Secretary General (FCO - UK...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) The Foreign Secretary has presented Anders Fogh Rasmussen with an honorary KCMG. This is in recognition of his services to UK and international...
View ArticleGentiloni at meeting on Syria (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic) 'I embraced my colleague Laurent Fabius here in Vienna in the name of Italian solidarity and shock', stated Minister Gentiloni from...
View ArticleIran’s Zarif, US’s Kerry discuss JCPOA in Vienna
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the manner of removing sanctions and the implementation of the United States’ commitments have been discussed during a meeting with US Secretary of...
View ArticleThe Foreign Minister in Brussels: the fight against terrorism and refugee...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia) At today's meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, in addition to Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, the discussion focused on...
View ArticleTurning Syria's hopeless despairing and angry young people into Ambassadors...
(Source: The Anglican Communion) [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] A Syrian Anglican priest has launched an innovative educational programme which is helping to turn young Syrian adolescents away from their...
View ArticleKerry: Syria Weeks Away from 'Big Transition'
VOA News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria could be weeks away from a "big transition," following international talks last week in Vienna that led to a broad...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn calls for political solution in Syria
Labour leader welcomes Vienna talks aimed at finding common ground with Russia about how to defeat Isis...
View ArticleProtecting Civilians, Providing Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid Must Remain Focus...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Political Solution Must Be First Step in Resolving Situation, Delegations Stress As the international community approached a critical juncture in the five-year-long Syrian...
View ArticleMerkel Says Saudis Will Help Push Political Process in Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Saudi Arabia was poised to join the political process aimed at resolving the conflict in Syria. Merkel made her comments in the Turkish resort...
View ArticleRemarks of the HR/VP Federica Mogherini following the Syria Talks in Vienna...
(Source: Delegation of the European Union to Egypt) Brussels, 14/11/2015 151114_02_en REMARKS Just one quick word, to say: good meeting, process can start. We will...
View ArticleDiplomats agree on Syria peace plan
Invoking the need for joint action after the attacks in Paris, foreign ministers of nearly 20 nations agreed on Saturday to an ambitious yet incomplete plan for bringing peace to Syria and ending its...
View ArticleWho most benefits from the Paris attacks? Assad
At the same time murderers were attacking Paris, the West’s top diplomats were traveling to Vienna with the goal of replacing a mass murderer, Syrian President Bashar Assad. The world’s attention is...
View ArticleUlfa presses Centre for Chetia on peace talks table
Guwahati: The Ulfa leadership is putting pressure on the Centre to facilitate the participation of its founding general secretary Anup Chetia at the peace talks to be held on November 24 in Delhi,...
View ArticleNeed progress on Syria for more cooperation with Russia on Islamic State: Kerry
By David Brunnstrom PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday increased coordination with Russia in the fight against Islamic State militants would require progress in the...
View ArticlePeace talks will be legitimised if Chetia joins: Pro-talks ULFA faction
As speculation continues that deported ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia will join the talks between the terror group and the central government, a senior member of the pro-talks group and the...
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