Archive for June, 2009

The first group of UN peacekeepers withdrew Abkhazia and the OSCE observers away from Georgia

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first group of UN peacekeepers on Tuesday withdrew Abkhazia. By July 15, the region will keep all observers of the international organization. Envisaged thatthe representatives of the administrative and technical services will continue to work in the region as early as two to three months, ITAR-TASS. Recall that a formal mission ceased operations June 16, 2009.

On Tuesday, the OSCE mission, 17 years in Georgia, also leaving the country. According to the newspaper Kommersant , Western countries have expressed concern that the withdrawal of the observation missions may lead to a new war in the Caucasus.

For a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN mission, the project which made the seven countries including the United States, Britain and France, at a meeting of the UN Security Council voted in ten countries, four – China, Vietnam, Libya and Uganda – abstained. Russia, with veto power, voted against .

draft resolution on a technical extension of the mandate of the UN mission in the Caucasus is actually aimed at reaffirming the territorial integrity of Georgia and the denial of the existence of Abkhazia as a state, said at the Council meeting on 15 June this year, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vitaly Churkin.

On the same day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ordered to end with the June 16 activities of the UN mission in Georgia and Abkhazia. UN Secretary General reported that he had instructed the special representative, Johan Verbeke of his on the steps to be taken in this regard. Ban Ki-moon expressed the hope that in the absence of the mission will be able to maintain peace and stability in the region.

The composition of the UN mission in the Caucasus comprised 483 people. Of these, 136 military observers, 20 United Nations police, 115 international and 210 local staff.

veto on the renewal of the mandate of the OSCE mission, which expires on 1 January 2009, Russia imposed last December at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. read more »

Deposed President of Honduras intends to return home

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Deposed President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya , forcibly removed to Costa Rica, July 2, intends to return home, said on Tuesday, 30 June, AFP .

I am legitimately elected president, – Zelaya said, – and intends to work one four-year term. The term of office of the president, elected in 2006, ends in January 2010.

Before returning home Zelaya plans to address the UN General Assembly. Authorized representative of Honduras to the United Nations has already requested to prepare a draft resolution condemning the military coup. It was expected that the United Nations Zelaya deliver the speech on Tuesday, June 30, about 11:00 New York time.

Earlier UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was made in support of locked out of power of President Honduras. The coup in Honduras has condemned a number of countries – from the United States and the European Union to Cuba and Venezuela. Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Chile and Mexico announced that withdrew their ambassadors from Honduras. read more »

Sri Lanka has accused the IMF's overly politicized

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Sri Lanka has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in excessive politicization after the Fund had deferred a decision on the allocation of credit to the country's 1.9 billion dollars. Reported reported agency AFP .

Sri Lanka has asked the IMF to provide loans in March 2009 to stimulate the economy in a global recession. All the negotiations were completed in April, but a loan from the IMF in Colombo, the capital of the island, have not received.

IMF postponed the loan after the United States, Britain and other countries have criticized the Government of Sri Lanka demanding an international investigation of war crimes that took place during large-scale government military operation against militants from separatistkoy group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The group is fighting a war for an independent Tamil state in the north-east of the island since 1972.

According to the UN since the end of January 2009 in the area of hostilities in Sri Lanka killed about seven of thousands of innocent Tamils, and about 300 thousand refugees fled north -east. read more »

Searches in the area falling in the Atlantic Airbus terminated

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The Brazilian military had announced the termination of search activities on the ground collapse Airbus airline Air France in the Atlantic Ocean, the agency June 27, RIA Novosti with reference to its own correspondent in Rio de Janeiro.

We would very much like to find a body All 228 people on board, but aware that the air force and navy did all that could , – quotes agency the words of the armed forces of Brazil Henry Muñoz. As reported by AFP , saying the refusal of further searches, Muñoz referred to the fact that the last body was found nine days ago.

In the search involved 12 aircraft and 11 Air Force Brazilian warships, as well as aircraft and ships from France , Spain and the United States. For more than three-week search operation found 51 dead bodies and more than 600 wrecks.

Nevertheless locate black boxes from falling aircraft and did not manage – their searches, said AFP, will continue. read more »

Four out of the Iranian football team for their support of opposition

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Four football team of Iran, disagree with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re of the country's president was forced to withdraw from the national team. Reported the Israeli Haaretz. Players were punished for protest action taken by them during the World Cup qualifying match in 2010 with South Korea, held on 17 June 2009 in Seoul.

Six Iranian national team players in this game came out on the field with a green band on his hands, symbolizing support for the Chief Ahmadinejad rival world-Hossein Mousavi . During the break the players' demand to withdraw from the bandages, and many of the players to comply with this requirement.

According to the decision of Iranian authorities, the 32-year-old team captain Mehdi Mahdavikiya, 31-year-old team leader, Ali Karimi, as well as 24-year-old Hossein Kaabi and 32 — Vahid Hashemian year lifetime were excluded from the matches for the national team. Were punished other players protested against theIranian authorities, is unknown.

According to the English edition of The Guardian, Mahdavikii, Karimi, Kaabi and Hashemianu also forbidden to give interviews. read more »

Yanukovych, according to the sotsoprosov, the undisputed leader in the presidential race

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If the election for President of Ukraine took place next Sunday, the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych would get 34.7% of the vote, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko – 21.5%, the leader of the Front for change Arsenii Yatseniuk – 17,6%, informs Interfax .

These are the results of a sociological survey conducted in June, the Kiev International Institute of Sociology, says The Mirror weeks. According to the survey, 5.7% of the votes gets the Communist leader Petro Symonenko, 3,8% – the Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn, 3.5% – the current head of state Viktor Yushchenko.

For the former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma their votes would have given 2.2% of voters who took part in the elections for the leaders in Freedom by Oleg Tyagniboka – 2%.

even less support for today would be ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Gritsenko (1 , 3%), former head of the National Bank Sergei Tigipko (1%), the mayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetsky (0.6%), Yuriy Kostenko (0.2%) and former head of State Property Fund Valentina Semenyuk-Samsonenko (0.1% ).

For the remaining candidates would be given in the total amount of 2.8% of the vote, against all – 3,1%.

9,5% of respondents stated that they did not take part vgolosovanii, 14.9% – had not yet decided to go for elections or not. According to sociologists, the possible turnout would be 67%. read more »

Rada Speaker Lytvyn decided to go to the presidents of Ukraine, to save the country

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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin has taken a final decision to run for president in the upcoming election . This he said in an interview Kommersant-Ukraine , published on Friday. The official statement about this will be done the other day – said the speaker.

By making important decisions prompted me that I saw once again – the political heavyweights do not want to be serious discussion and hard work. I I do not want to be crying in the wilderness, and will appeal, as before, only to the people. Otherwise, Ukraine will be placed in the States that did not take place. I am strongly against this and will do everything to prevent this, – explained its decision President of the Parliament.

Despite the fact that, according to the sotsoprosov, the Speaker is not included in the three leading presidential race, Litvin confident in his victory in the presidential election: I never even thought to occur solely for the purpose of participation . My decisions are always focused on results. There has never been another .

Litvin at the end of May, hinted that expects to become president, said NEWSru.Ua . Ukraine has a future only if the next president will not Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych, who is third, – he said. It sounded like Ukraine needs someone Third, which recalled the pre-past slogan Ukraine needs Litvin, notes the publication. read more »

Observers in the United States indicate the presence of friction in US-German relations on the eve of the visit, Merkel

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third in the last three months, meeting U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held today in Washington. The head of the German Government for the first time arrives in the U.S. capital after the inauguration of 44 th head of the Washington administration. Both previous meetings Obama and Merkel held in Germany.

Speaking on Thursday, June 25, at a regular briefing for journalists, press-secretary of the White House, Robert Gibbs assured that the US-German relations are strong.

According to the American leader, Obama and Merkel discuss, in particular, efforts to bring the world economy from the crisis, progress in resolving the nuclear issues of Iran and North Korea, the fight against global warming, as well as Washington's intention to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), which contains mostly those captured in the framework of the antiterrorist campaign in Afghanistan.

United States sought from the EU – including Berlin – consent to receiving at least part of the prisoners of the camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Meanwhile, U.S. observers have noted that Obama and Merkel's talks will be held against the backdrop of serious tensions in US-German relations, ITAR-TASS news agency. read more »

Belarus has requested money from the EU

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Belarus has requested financial support from the European Union. This statement was made by Finance Minister of Belarus Andrei Harkovets, without specifying the amount of assistance, which turned the country, reports Interfax .

According Harkovtsa, the Belarusian side sent an appeal and awaiting the reaction of the EU. I think in the next 10 days will be a preliminary review of our appeal and the first reaction, – added Harkovets.

June 22, European Commissioner for Foreign Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner on behalf of the EU has granted Belarus a credit of ten million euros. The next day in the newspaper Kommersant has information that Ferrero-Waldner meets with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on certain conditions which the EU is in the provision of large loans. In particular, Belarus is required from the privatization and sale to European investors with the key enterprises in the country. read more »

Toyota is preparing an updated sports Supra

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company Toyota is planning on coming MOTORSHOW in Tokyo to present a conceptual version of the successor sports Supra, whose production was discontinued in 2002. According to the details , mass production of the new Supra, while bearing corporate symbol 086A, should begin by the end of 2011.

According to preliminary data, the prototype Supra will become a new version of the sports concept kara Toyota FT-HS, which was first introduced two years ago. Note that the first FT-HS, equipped with a hybrid power plant with a gasoline V6, on its dimensions was close to the coupe-cabriolet Lexus SC 430 – the size of its wheelbase was 2.6 meters and the total length does not exceed 4 ,25 метра. read more »