Europe

Brussels, 16 July– The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, paid a historic visit to Alliance Headquarters to brief NATO Ambassadors and for talks with Secretary General Lord Robertson. The Foreign Minister’s visit was the […]

Kinshasa, 15 July– The EU high representative for the common foreign and security policy, Javier Solana, called on Tuesday for a stronger mandate for the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), […]

Washington, 28 June– While 2003 has been a ”tough year” for U.S.-Turkey relations, says Under Secretary of State Alan Larson, the two countries are laying the foundations for an economic relationship that can be stronger […]

Berlin, 24 June– Minister Struck, Minister Szmajdzinski, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here and even more delighted to be able to answer a simple question with a simple answer. The […]

VAN, TURKEY, 17 June– One in every eight girls is out of school in Turkey on the eve of the launch of a major new campaign to get girl’s back into the classroom. The Advocacy […]

Washington, 16 June– The State Department is urging Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia to fully meet their obligations to arrest and transfer all indictees to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former […]

TIRANA, Albania, 11 June– American and Albanian defense officials discussed the Balkan nation’s desire to become a full-fledged member of NATO and the war on terrorism during meetings here yesterday. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld […]

GARMISCH, Germany, 11 June– Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld had harsh words for the International Criminal Court and a Belgium law that allows anyone to prosecute anyone for war crimes. The secretary spoke at a […]