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Britain Puts Pressure on China to Back UN Sanctions on Iran

voanews Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:04:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[2]; Security Council[2]; United Nations[1];

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Entities: Gao Zhisheng[1]; Yang Jiechi[1]; David Miliband[2]; Akmal Shaikh[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security; Society;

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David Miliband said: "I am determined to work with China and other members of the P5+1 (UN Security Council members plus Germany) to send a very clear message to the Iranian regime, namely they can be treated as a normal country on nuclear matters when they behave as a normal country,"

British Foreign Minister David Miliband is trying to convince Beijing into backing the West's sanctions against Iran...

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Iran calls on West to pursue talks, not threats, in nuclear row

earthtimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:01:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[1]; Security Council[1]; United Nations[1];

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Entities: Bernard Kouchner[1]; Ali Larijani[1]; Ali Akbar Salehi[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;

Tehran - Iran called on the West Tuesday to pursue talks rather than threats in the row over the Islamic state'snuclear programmes. The logical option would be holding negotiations, and if there is any criticism, raising this within the framework of......

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

China is “more concerned” over Iran nuclear crisis

nowlebanon Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:46:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[2]; Security Council[1];

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Entities: Yang Jiechi[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; David Miliband[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;

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Yang Jiechi told: "Regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, I wish to point out that this issue is the subject of widespread attention in the international community. China has become more concerned about the current situation,"

China said Tuesday it was growing more concerned over the Iran nuclear crisis but again resisted calls to back sanctions, insisting talks were the best way to resolve the impasse. Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is seeking Beijing's support for tougher UN sanctions against.......

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

India urges dialogue on Iran nuclear program

trendnews-az Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:47:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Saud al-Faisal[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Nirupama Rao[1];

India on Tuesday announced its opposition to any sanctions that would affect the Iranian people, amid western struggles to punish it for uranium enrichment, Press TV reported. "It continues to be our view that sanctions that target Iranian people and cause ......

Iran issue 'unites' UK and China

bbc Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:47:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[1]; Security Council[1];

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Entities: Yang Jiechi[1]; Gordon Brown[1]; David Miliband[1]; Akmal Shaikh[1]; Damian Grammaticas[1];

Other categories: EU2020; Security; Transport and Energy Security;

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Yang Jiechi said: "China has become more concerned about the current situation"

The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme....

China 'more concerned' over Iran, but wary of sanctions

haaretz Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:43:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Angela Merkel[1];

China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday. ......

MK El-Sana calls for sanctions on Israel over settlement construction

yediotaharonot Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:01:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Al-Aksa Mosque[1];

Published: 03.16.10, 10:35 / Israel News MK Talab El-Sana (United Arab List – Ta'al) arrived at the entrance to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday and urged the Arab League to initiate a UN Security Council resolution against Israel, which would impose sanctions on the Jewish state if it continues to build in settlements....

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

China wants dialogue on Iran, foreign minister says

earthtimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:57:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[2]; Security Council[1]; United Nations[2];

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Entities: Yang Jiechi[1]; Bernard Kouchner[1]; David Miliband[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Transport and Energy Security;

Beijing - Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday said China wanted more dialogue over Iran's nuclear programme, as the United States and European nations continued to push for new UN sanctions against Iran. China hoped all parties would push for di......

U.S. Policy in Somalia

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:38:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[8]; Security Council[3]; United Nations[1];

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Entities: Sharif Ahmed[1]; Matt Lee[1]; Andrew Quinn[1]; Sheikh Sharif Ahmed[1]; Johnnie Carson[3];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Peace Keeping; Echo;

Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs Ertharin Cousin, Ambassador to the UN Mission in Rome Washington, DC March 12, 2010 MR. DUGUID: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the State Department....

India-US nuclear deal on track: Nirupama Rao

indiatimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:46:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (SecurityCouncil) UN[2]; Security Council[2];

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Entities: Woodrow Wilson[1]; Nirupama Rao[2]; Manmohan Singh[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy; Transport and Energy Security;

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Nirupama Rao said: "We see our case for permanent membership of the Security Council as valid and legitimate and we seek the support of the United States in this endeavour,"

Describing the India-US civil nuclear deal as "a major definitive milestone in Indo-US relationship", Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said the implementation of the landmark accord is "proceeding smoothly and satisfactorily"....

Palestinians Unite To Defend Jerusalem Shrine As West Bank Clashes Erupt

bignewsnetwork-palestine Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:01:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Noble Sanctuary[1]; Yasser Abed Rabbo[1]; Abed Rabbo[2]; Temple Mount[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[2]; Al-Aksa Mosque[4];

Rival Fatah party and Islamic Hamas movement declared unity in Jerusalem to defend al-Aqsa Mosque, as Palestinian demonstrators clashed on Monday with Israeli soldiers north of the West Bank city of R......

Human rights situation in DPR Korea is bleak, independent UN expert says

globalsecurity Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:08:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Lynn Pascoe[1]; Vitit Muntarbhorn[1];

Other categories: Security; Society;

The many instances of harrowing and horrific human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will continue unless certain measures at the national and international levels are taken, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the country said today....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

N. Korea rights situation has worsened: U.N.

ChinaPost Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:39:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Vitit Muntarbhorn[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Society;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Human rights in North Korea have worsened over the last few years and it is time for the United Nations Security Council to protect the people who are mistreated by their own government, a U.N. envoy said on Monday....

Row with U.S. questions Netanyahu's fitness to lead

haaretz Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:33:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Tzipi Livni[1]; Eli Yishai[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ehud Olmert[1]; Ehud Barak[1];

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares at a cabinet meeting that the media exaggerated in describing the grave crisis with the United States and throws in a few more phrases from the "it'll all be fine" department, it is clear that he has neither learned nor forgotten anything....

Miliband tries gentle persuasion in China on climate, trade and Iran

TheScotsman Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:47:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Yang Jiechi[1]; Ed Miliband[1]; Gordon Brown[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; Akmal Shaikh[1];

Other categories: EU2020; Security; Transport and Energy Security; Environment (general);

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Ed Miliband said: "This not only increases protectionist pressures in Europe and the US, it also deprives China and other emerging economies of cutting-edge technologies, which, in turn, raises their own competitiveness,"

Ed Miliband said: "all agreed on the end goal, which is that Iran must not become a nuclear weapons state"

ATTEMPTING to mend fences with China over the failure of December's Copenhagen climate-change talks and the execution of a British drug-smuggler thought to be mentally ill...

China takes over from West as Iran’s main economic partner

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:22:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Massoud Mir-Kazemi[1]; David Miliband[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;

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Massoud Mir-Kazemi told: “We have good cooperation with China. I congratulate the Chinese leadership which is seeking its nation’s interest and wants to have a secure source of energy,”

* Western sanctions have opened the way for Chinese companies, which directly supplied Iran with 13 percent ($7.9 billion) of its imports last year By Laurent Maillard China has emerged as Iran’s top economic partner, investing heavily in the energy sector and filling the gaps left by Western firms forced out by international sanctions....

China, UK agree to pressing Iran on N-activities: Miliband

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:22:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Yang Jiechi[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; David Miliband[1];

Other categories: Security; Transport and Energy Security;

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David Miliband told: “Britain and China have not only agreed on the goal that Iran should respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also respect that we need to keep a combination of engagement and pressure,”

SHANGHAI: China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while seeking engagement, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday at the start of a visit to China. Miliband said the two powers — both permanent members of the UN Security Council — shared an interest.......

China knows its duties in Iran’s N-tussle: Riyadh

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:22:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Saud al-Faisal[1];

Other categories: Security; Transport and Energy Security;

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Saud al-Faisal told: “China is perfectly aware of the scope of its responsibilities and its obligations, including in the position it holds on the international stage and as a permanent member of the (UN) Security Council,”

RIYADH: China fully knows what it should do as a global power in the effort to halt Iran’s nuclear push, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said in an interview published on Monday. “China is perfectly aware of the scope of its responsibilities and its obligations, including in the position it.......

PM calls election terms in Burma “restrictive and unfair”

number-10 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:05:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Aung San Suu Kyi[15];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;

The Prime Minister has called the terms of the Burmese election laws "restrictive and unfair" and called for an urgent meeting at the UN in New York to discuss these developments....

U.N. set for more discreet talks with Taliban: envoys

reuters Monday, March 15, 2010 11:53:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Staffan de Mistura[1]; Hamid Karzai[1]; David Miliband[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Kai Eide[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggested in a new report on Afghanistan that the United Nations is ready to continue informal talks with the Taliban but the contact must be discreet, diplomats said....

UN set for more discreet talks with Taliban-envoys

alertnet Monday, March 15, 2010 11:44:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Sue Pleming[1]; Staffan de Mistura[1]; David Miliband[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; John O'Callaghan[1]; Louis Charbonneau[1]; Kai Eide[1]; Hamid Karzai[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;

* Ban seeks tacit UN council approval of Taliban talks * Cautious support in NATO for Afghan reconciliation plans By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, March 15 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggested in a new report on Afghanistan that the United Nations is ready to continue.......

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