Diplomacy

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Earle Litzenberger appointed U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Earle Litzenberger appointed U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed today the candidacy of ambassadorial nominee Earle Litzenberger in the post of U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to the U.S. Senate. Litzenberger was …

Putin: Russia to respond if U.S. exits INF Treaty

Putin: Russia to respond if U.S. exits INF Treaty

Russia is against the scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, but Moscow would be forced to respond if the United States exits the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, commenting on …

Most Japanese citizens back peace treaty talks with Russia

Most Japanese citizens back peace treaty talks with Russia

The majority of Japanese citizens support talks on drafting a peace treaty with Russia based on the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, according to an opinion poll carried out by the country’s largest private TV company Fuji and …

Denmark recalls its ambassador from Iran

Denmark recalls its ambassador from Iran

Denmark has recalled its ambassador from Iran and called for fresh EU sanctions against Tehran after its security services accused Iranian intelligence service of plotting an assassination on Danish soil. The Danish intelligence chief, …

Russia ready for dialogue with NATO

Russia ready for dialogue with NATO

Russia is ready for a serious dialogue with NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said, noting that the Alliance, in turn, is not ready to restore normal military ties with the Russian Federation. …

Turkey wants to search Saudi consulate for journalist

Turkey wants to search Saudi consulate for journalist

Turkey has asked for permission to search Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing last week following his entrance to the mission, broadcaster NTV said. Turkish …

Karin Kneissl criticizes Western diplomacy in Arabic

Karin Kneissl criticizes Western diplomacy in Arabic

The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Karin Kneissl, addressed the UN General Assembly in an out of the ordinary way - she criticized the work of her colleagues from other Western countries, and did it not in her native German, but in …

Jordan to reopen border with Syria

Jordan to reopen border with Syria

Jordan intends to reopen its border with Syria once the technical details of such a move are worked out, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. "In …

Turkey appoints new ambassadors

Turkey appoints new ambassadors

Turkey's Foreign Ministry appointed new ambassadors to Russia and some European and Latin American countries, a diplomatic source said on Thursday, Anadolu agency reported. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called …

Trump names candidate for US ambassador to Azerbaijan

Trump names candidate for US ambassador to Azerbaijan

Earle D. Litzenberger of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan, said the message posted on the website of the White House, AzerNews …

Lavrov: Russia to provide tit-for-tat response to U.S.

Lavrov: Russia to provide tit-for-tat response to U.S.

Russia will provide tit-for-tat response to Washington’s anti-Russian measures, attempts to communicate with Russia via ultimatums are fruitless, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. The minister noted …

Russia to opens new visa center in Tbilisi tomorrow

Russia to opens new visa center in Tbilisi tomorrow

A Russian visa center will open in Tbilisi on August 17, which should speed up processing documents for Georgian citizens, the Interests Section for the Russian Federation at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia said. Two sources in Russian …