Tag: UN General Assembly
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Chinese envoy slams US comments on Xinjiang
"Xinjiang's preventive measures of counter-terrorism and de-radicalization are based on law and consistent with the will of the people", Zhang said.
October 30, 2019 -
UN General Assembly mourns death of its former president
Freitas do Amaral died on October 3, 2019, in Portugal at the age of 78.
October 17, 2019 -
‘China bigger threat to nation than nuclear- armed North Korea’, says Japan
During a press briefing, Taro Kono, Minister of Defence said "The reality is that China is rapidly increasing military spending, and so people can grasp that we need more pages.
September 27, 2019 -
US, Japan sign limited trade deal, leaving autos for future talks
Trump said that the first-phase deal would open up Japanese markets to some $7 billion worth of US products annually, cutting Japanese tariffs on American beef, pork wheat and cheese.
September 26, 2019 -
74th session of UN General Assembly opens
The General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and the only one in which all member states have equal representation.
September 18, 2019 -
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro to skip Amazon fire summit due to surgery
The far-right president cited medical reasons for the absence, saying that doctors barred him from travelling on the eve of a surgery scheduled for next week. Doctors have also said Bolsonaro would need 10 days of rest following the operation.
September 3, 2019 -
UN General Assembly President condoles loss of lives due to floods in India
Espinosa’s spokesperson Monica Grayley said that she has “sent her condolences to the people and the Government of India after the monsoon floods in the southern and western parts of the country that left 140 dead, and hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated.”
August 14, 2019 -
India slams Security Council for ‘undermining’ UNGA’s authority
India has said the UN General Assembly must take lead in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the world, slamming the Security Council for "progressively undermining" the authority of the 193-member global body.
March 20, 2019 -
Pakistan’s Pulwama plan backfires
While the Pakistan army rejected Indian claims of the surgical strike post the Uri attack and ensured that it was supported in its actions by its own media, it remains aware of the fact that many in the country disbelieve it.
March 5, 2019 -
Brexit tests Japan’s globalist credentials
Even so, Japan – a fellow island country which formed an alliance with Britain in the early years of the last century – is nervously watching the eventual course of the roller-coaster Brexit ride, and not just for its short-term economic interests.
December 26, 2018 -
Nuclear power remains important option to meet challenges of energy demand, climate change: India
Bayyapu stressed on the need of the IAEA to continue its programmes of support to member states who are embarking on or expanding their nuclear energy programmes.
November 11, 2018 -
BRICS members vow to uphold multilateralism
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed four ways to strengthen cooperation among BRICS at the meeting.
September 28, 2018 -
India, Iran discuss oil imports, Chabahar Port ahead of US sanctions
India has already told the US that it could not bring oil imports from Iran to zero, given the country’s over-dependence on Iran for meeting its oil and energy needs.
September 27, 2018 -
Mr Abe’s Wish-List-I
In the presidential election to Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party held on September 20, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was comfortably re-elected for a third consecutive term. He has thus reinforced the political stability that he had already secured. This was the first contest for the LDP leadership in six years. Abe took up the current …
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September 27, 2018 -
India and other G-4 countries stake claim for permanent seats on UNSC
The G-4 ministers reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism and stressed that adapting the UN to the contemporary needs of the 21st century necessarily required reforming the Security Council.
September 26, 2018 -
Donald Trump brings laughter while boasting about achievements
"In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country," Trump said at the beginning of the speech.
September 26, 2018 -
Butchery in Iran
In death, four-year-old Mohammad-Taha Eghdami, whose photograph went viral in Iran over the weekend, symbolises the calculated malevolence that drove terrorists to attack a military parade, killing 29 people, including conscripts and children. Crucially enough, the parade had been organised to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. …
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September 25, 2018