Oct 2, 2015
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Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire October 1, 2015 UNITED NATIONS — Yesterday the Security Council met regarding counter terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa . The council focused largely on the Syrian crisis and near solidarity could be heard in favor of a political, over a military solution. Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, solidified the Russian position, agreeing that their must be a political solution, but making it clear that the only way they see an end to the terrorism overwhelming the region is by working with the Syrian government including president Bashar al-Assad. Secretary [Read More]
Aug 22, 2014
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United Nations, August 22 2014 Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin today confirmed that the first trucks from the Russian humanitarian convoy had reached the city of Lugansk. Churkin told reporters in New York that it had “became clear” that Ukrainians were “procrastinating” and border “kept saying that they had no orders to allow the entry of that humanitarian convoy into the Ukrainian territory.” He said that given the “pressing need for human assistance” and the fact that some of the goods were perishable, “a decision was taken” and “the convoy departed.” In an exchange with Voice of America correspondent Margaret Besheer [Read More]
by La Shawn Pagán While the takedown of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 is currently under investigations, the Security Council at the United Nations has been in extensive meetings on Friday, July 18 that have left most of the representatives reeling after the tragic event that unfolded on July 17th flight traveled through Ukrainian airspace. Malaysian Flight MH17, which departed from Amsterdam to the Kuala Lumpur International, was carrying an estimated 298 passengers from the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, the UK Germany, Belgium, Philippines, Canada, and New Zealand – was traveling through the most popular airspace above the Ukraine when [Read More]