The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton arrived in Amman on Wednesday to talk to Jordanian officials on how to speed the start of peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.
Ashton held a meeting with Jordan’s foreign minister Nasser Judeh and top officials on ways to boost relations between Jordan and the EU, according to Jordanian officials.
During a news conference at the foreign ministry, Ashton said her regional trip is meant to support US efforts to kick off talks between the Palestinians and Israel.
“I am here today because I will be visiting later on today Israel and Palestine and I will be going into Gaza tomorrow and I come from a number of other countries where I have had important dialogues. I am also on my way to the quartet meeting in Moscow on Friday where this will be an opportunity to do more to try and support exactly, as you say minister, the move to proximity talks with a view to these leading to formal negotiations and a resolution to the issues that are so difficult at current time.”
SANTIAGO: Haiti Earthquake news, Rescuers dug out 23 survivors from the rubble of the biggest hotel in Haiti’s capital, which collapsed in this week’s quake, the head of a Chilean team at the site said Friday.
“Chilean specialists arrived overnight with search dogs and worked with teams from other countries, and 23 survivors emerged” from the Hotel Montana, Juan Gabriel Valdes, a former head of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, told Santiago’s Radio Cooperativa.
The Montana Hotel, located in the hills overlooking the capital Port-au-Prince, was used by many foreign aid staff and tourists.
French and US rescue teams on Thursday had already saved a dozen people from its shattered remains.
“Some sectors of the hotel have caved in more than others, but there were these developments overnight, and without any doubt they were pretty extraordinary,” Valdes said.
Obama Afghanistan Speech updates :- Al Qaeda wants to occupy Pakistani nukes: Obama.
US President Barack Obama says that success in Afghanistan is linked to Pakistan. Obama made an announcement to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and said that Al Qaeda wants to occupy Pakistan’s nukes.
Obama maintained that Pakistan faced the biggest threat from militancy. Announcing the new Afghan Policy Obama observed that US didn’t want to occupy any country but would fight for the safety of other countries and its own. “Security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan is not satisfactory and Al Qaeda is plotting new attack. US is forced to stay and fight in Afghanistan and can not pull out its troops from there at this stage,” he added. Obama told that US troops’ pull out from Afghanistan would start after 18months, adding that US was ready to negotiate with Taliban who are ready to surrender. US President said that Pakistani people should know that US was the biggest supporter of their security and wanted a strong democracy there. “America has given the maximum aid for IDPs. We don’t want confrontation with Islamic countries,” he explained.
Indian officials are investigating the leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an atomic power plant in the south of the country.
Fifty-five workers at the Kaiga plant needed medical treatment for excessive exposure to radiation after tritium contaminated a water cooler. Officials said the leak might have been deliberate. “Mischief is not ruled out.
The incident has raised concerns over safety measures taken by Indian government in their nuclear installations. On one hand, India is signing nuclear cooperation treaties with other countries while it is not capable of running its nuclear plants according to international safety standards.
The 55 workers had returned to their duties at the plant, Mr Gupta added. “This incident has in no way affected the public, safety, health and environment.” The Kaiga plant is on the west coast of India, 450km from Bangalore. Tritium, also known as Hydrogen-3, is used in research, fusion reactors and neutron generators.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is ready to cooperate with other countries provided that they are “sincere” in their approach toward Tehran.
Addressing crowds in the northwestern city of Tabriz, Ahmadinejad said Iran embraces “constructive” interaction with the world. “Iran is a nation supportive of peace and friendship and backs constructive cooperation on the international arena,” he said. Tehran is therefore ready to cooperate with the international community in different arenas including the revival of economy and the establishment of stable security across the globe, he added.
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton arrived in Amman on Wednesday to talk to Jordanian officials on how to speed the start of peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.
SANTIAGO: Haiti Earthquake news, Rescuers dug out 23 survivors from the rubble of the biggest hotel in Haiti’s capital, which collapsed in this week’s quake, the head of a Chilean team at the site said Friday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is ready to cooperate with other countries provided that they are “sincere” in their approach toward Tehran.
