A specific date for the meeting of the leaders of the five permanent members of the UN security Council yet, there is a study of the organizational and substantive aspects of the meeting, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
"Currently there is a study of the organizational and substantive aspects of the upcoming event. Specific dates yet. Of course, the 75th anniversary of the UN is for us an important milestone, especially since the creation of the world Organization became possible as a result of the great Victory, the anniversary of which we also celebrate this year", - said Lavrov in an interview with the newspaper "Arguments and facts".
The UN's role as the uncontested platform for international dialogue grows amid growing interdependence of Nations and increasing the number of transboundary threats, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in interview to the newspaper "Arguments and facts".
He recalled that in recent time, the UN is charged with failure to respond quickly to emerging challenges and to facilitate the settlement of international crises. "Under this pretext, some Western countries are trying to impose to the world community an alternative decision-making mechanisms, acting in line with the concept of the so-called "world order based on rules," - said the Minister.
Representatives of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch urged the UN special Rapporteur on Belarus to investigate the violence after the recent presidential election, said on the organization's website.
"The UN special Rapporteur on Belarus should immediately investigate the violence after the elections and to provide urgent updated information to the public, as well as recommendations for action to the protection and responsibility in response to increasing tough measures by the government and serious human rights violations," reads the statement.
Actor and showman Nikita Dzhigurda in the air YouTube channel "vs Vласть Vлащенко" called Crimea "legally Ukrainian."
"Legally, the Ukrainian Crimea is actually Russian, that's my position," said Dzhigurda.
North Korea continues to develop nuclear weapons, and some countries consider that she might develop miniature nuclear devices, writes Reuters, citing a confidential UN report.
The report of independent experts supervising UN sanctions, given the conclusions of a number of countries that the last six nuclear tests in North Korea probably helped her to develop a "miniature nuclear device that can be placed in the warheads of ballistic missiles," writes the Agency.
In the summer of 1990, relations between Iraq and Kuwait deteriorated sharply due to disputes around oil prices.
May 30, 1990, the last day of the summit of heads of Arab States, the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein said that some Gulf countries began to produce more oil established by OPEC quota, bringing the price of a barrel of oil fell to $ 7, while the negotiated price of a barrel of oil was 18 dollars. Saddam Hussein noted that the fall in the price of each barrel for just one dollar means the loss of Iraq one billion dollars annually. This, in his opinion, in the current economic conditions of Iraq was equivalent to "act of war".
The first President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, who led the delegation on the eve of Kiev on the negotiations of the contact group on the Donbas, said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine about the readiness to compromise in conflict resolution.
"Mission one is to end the war to Ukraine was peace, that we may live peaceful: no blood, no horror, no loss, no damage. That's my mission remains to Donbass and Ukraine was the world. I'm going to do everything I can. Let's compromise..." - said Kravchuk, did not elaborate on what the compromise is about.
The Ukrainian foreign Ministry has sent Russia a note of protest due to the dispatch of humanitarian aid to the Donbass, said the press service of the Ministry.
EMERCOM of Russia reported on Thursday that the next humanitarian convoy has delivered humanitarian aid to residents of Donbass.
No response to numerous calls for Russia to deal with the manipulations during the preparation of the report of the OPCW on gimatecan in Syria and not followed, it seems that the problem is simply trying to "hush up", reads the statement of the foreign Ministry.
The OPCW on April 8 published a report on the investigation of chemical attacks in Syria to 2017. According to the findings of the investigation team, air strikes in the province of Hama, using shells with chlorine, and sarin was made by the Syrian air force. The Syrian foreign Ministry said that the report of the OPCW contains fake and fabricated conclusions, which aim at distorting the facts and the prosecution of the Syrian authorities. In Damascus stressed that the SAR troops never used chemical weapons.
Washington, helping the Kosovars to create their own army, grossly violates resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council, which allows only the presence on the territory of Kosovo peacekeeping forces, said Thursday the Deputy official representative of the MFA of Russia Alexei Zaitsev.
"The intent of Washington is to help the Kosovars to create their own army, however, thus grossly violated the provisions of the resolution of the UN Security Council 1244, which foresees the dismantling of all Kosovo-Albanian paramilitaries, allowing the presence in the region exclusively to the international peacekeeping contingent", - he told at a briefing.
The escalation of offensive operations in the Donbass after the announcement of the armistice, no, single attacks are not a system, said Thursday the press service of the office of the President of Ukraine following the meeting chaired by President Vladimir Zelensky.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) and the national police LNR named these statements provocation. Later Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", and warned that the Ukrainian security forces will respond to the firing.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmitry Razumkov believes that in the near future, the alternative to Minsk agreements on Donbass does not appear, however, in terms of their implementation should be guided solely by the interests of Ukraine.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the militia violated the truce in the region on the first day of entry into force doper. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire and the people's militia LC named these statements provocation. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that in the Donbass, despite the declared truce, are "single shots", the Ukrainian military will respond to the firing.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that "not surprised" by the return of the Russian foreign Ministry a protest note because of the parade in Sevastopol.
Earlier, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine handed over a note of protest to the Embassy of the Russian Federation from-for the naval parade, held on 26 July in the Black sea. The Russian foreign Ministry confirmed the receipt of the notes of Kiev in connection with the parade of the Navy in the Black sea, indicating that the note has been returned to the Ukrainian side without consideration. The Russian foreign Ministry pointed out that "the Russian Federation as a sovereign state has the right to organize on its territory parades, celebrations and other events at its own discretion, without the consent of foreign States" and noted that Kiev should "get rid of illusions and get used to the idea that the Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol is an integral part of the Russian Federation".
Saudi Arabia proposed an initiative for reconciliation of the Central government of Yemen and separatists from the Transitional Council of South Yemen will allow the Central government to regain power in the capital of southern Yemen, Aden, said the foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan.
Early Wednesday, the Saudi authorities declared that they managed to convince the government of Yemen and the separatists, who seized power in Aden, which was announced by the authorities the temporary capital after the capture of Sana'a by Houthi rebels, go for the continuation of the truce and the formation of a new government with the participation of candidates from the South and the North. After that, the separatists abandoned their declared earlier in the southern provinces self-government.
The UN experts explained the concept of "peaceful Assembly", referring in this category, including mass virtual or online meeting, said in a statement the UN office for human rights released on Wednesday in Geneva.
The UN Committee on human rights, consisting of 18 experts who monitor the implementation of the International Covenant on civil and political rights (ICCPR), released on Wednesday a comprehensive legal guide to the 21st article of the Covenant, which States the fundamental right to peaceful Assembly. These General comments were the first major international document, which was compiled online, since the experts are unable to meet in person because of the pandemic, COVID-19.
The Turkish Parliament passed a bill on regulation of social networking, according to the results of the vote.
As stated by the head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling justice and development party (AKP) Ozlem Zengin, according to the bill introduced in Parliament the AKP and consists of 9 paragraphs, large social networks with number of users more than 1 million will be required to have representation in Turkey, whose head must be a citizen.
The UN mission of assistance in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed the ceasefire between the Afghan authorities and the radical movement "Taliban".
Earlier, the representative of polytopes the Taliban in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen said the Taliban are ready to release all remaining Afghan prisoners until the evening of Eid al-Fitr and after the celebration to start the intra-Afghan talks if the prisoner exchange is completed. The feast of the sacrifice Eid al-Adha this year comes from the Muslims on July 31. For his part, the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani has ordered the army and security forces to observe a three-day truce and avoid any operations against the Taliban.
Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine recorded the 111 violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass after the entry into force of additional measures on provision of the armistice on July 27, according to the daily mission report.
"After the meeting of the trilateral contact group on 22 July, on which agreement was reached on additional measures for strengthening of cease-fire from 00.01 on 27 July, the SMM observed 111 violations of the regime of silence, all in the Donetsk region, including 21 an explosion," says the report, released by the press service of the OSCE.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski stated that he does not understand the attempts of critics to find "Pro tracks" in her election campaign.
Previously great Sergei tikhanovski planned to participate in the presidential elections in Belarus, which will be held on August 9, but was unable to register the CEC an initiative group for his nomination because he was serving an administrative arrest for unauthorized protest and could not personally sign the necessary documents. However, the initiative group was registered in his wife Svetlana and was eventually registered as a candidate for the presidency. She constantly emphasizes that continues to struggle her husband. Tikhanovski is now in jail in criminal cases about the organization of actions violating public order and obstructing elections.
The loss of the international tourism sector due to the spread of a new type of coronavirus in 2020 reached $ 320 billion, which is more than three times the losses in this area due to the economic crisis in 2009, reported in its press release, the world tourism organization of the United Nations (UNWTO).
The world tourism organization notes that the number of tourists in the imposition of coronavirus restrictions and the almost complete closure of the countries declined by 300 million. In the period from January to may compared to the same period last year the number of tourist trips abroad around the world fell by 56%. The number of trips in may compared to may 2019 fell to 98%.
The final verdict of the special Tribunal in the Hague for the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri may be used by some forces as a pretext to incite strife in Lebanon, said Tuesday the Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diyab at the meeting of the Supreme Council for national security.
The final verdict of spectrasoul for the murder of Hariri, who was killed in a suicide attack in Beirut on 14 February 2005, must be declared on 7 August.
The aggressive actions taken by Israel on the border with Lebanon on Monday, threatening stability in the region, said the President of Lebanon Michel Aoun at a meeting of the Supreme Council for national security.
On Monday, the media reported about the "incident" in the area of Shebaa farms on the Lebanese-Israeli border. After a reported clash with a firearm. Eyewitnesses told RIA Novosti about the shelling by Israel of a settlement Kafarshuba in southern Lebanon. The Hezbollah declared involvement in the clashes on the southern borders, noting that the fire was only one party - Israel.
The implementation of measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass will be discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the subgroup on safety on Tuesday in a videoconference, told reporters in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Additional measures to ensure that the ceasefire came into force in Donbass on Monday. These measures include a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
Quarantine imposed in various countries in connection with COVID-19, led to a sharp reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 5%, but used masks, protective gloves and bottles of disinfectant reinforced plastic pollution of the environment, says the report released Monday by the United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD).
"Plastic pollution was one of the biggest threats to this planet before the outbreak of the coronavirus. The sudden boom in daily use certain products to ensure the safety of people and fight the disease considerably worsens the situation", - said the Director of the international trade UNCTAD Pamela Kok-Hamilton.
A rally demanding to prevent the "surrender" in the Donbas has ended on Monday outside the offices of the President of Ukraine in Kiev, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Monday in the Donbass entered additional measures to maintain peace. The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the opponents violated the ceasefire in the region on the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation. On Monday, the public organization "resistance Movement surrender" organized a rally at the office of the President.
The ceasefire in the Donbas works, reported the press service of the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Monday in Donbass came into effect extra measures to ensure ceasefire. While the commander of the combined forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Kravchenko claimed a violation by the opponent of the truce in the Donbass in the first day of entry into force topmar its enforcement. Representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC) has named these statements provocation.
The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine Vladimir Kravchenko said that the number of military in the Donbass will not decrease after the entry into force of additional measures on cease-fire.
Agreed by the contact group on additional measures for the security of the truce suggesting a complete ban of fire, placing weapons in the settlements and near them, offensive and reconnaissance and sabotage actions. In addition, they provide for disciplinary liability for the violation of the ceasefire. Orders ceasefire, containing measures for its maintenance, should be valid until full settlement of the conflict.
The German government welcomes the agreed at the level of the trilateral contact group's ceasefire in Ukraine, calls for the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, said at a briefing in Berlin, Deputy spokesman of the government of Germany Ulrike Demmer.
"The German government welcomes the agreement in the trilateral contact group, which consists of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE, the additional measures which operate with the night. These include a ban on heavy weapons, drones and trying to sabotage the coordination mechanism of violations of the ceasefire regime and the special protection of civilian objects. Urge all parties to fully support the ceasefire, to follow the General commitments under the Minsk agreements", - said Demmer.
The duration of the ceasefire regime in the Donbass and the peace process in the South-East of Ukraine, first and foremost, depend on the policy of the management in Kiev, says member of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Sergei Zheleznyak.
Since July 27, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics go to a full permanent cease-fire. The relevant orders issued control of the militia DND and LNR. Last week the contact group in Minsk agreed on additional measures to ensure the truce in the Donbass. They include a ban of offensive and acts of sabotage, fire, including sniper, placing weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire.
The commander of the joint forces of the armed forces of Ukraine Serhiy New Sunday issued an order on compliance with the ceasefire in the Donbass from 00.00 (same as GMT) on Monday, announced the press center of the operation of the joint forces.
A videoconference of the contact group on the Donbas held on July 22. The parties agreed to a ceasefire on the line of demarcation in the Donbass from July 27. Commander of the Armed forces of Ukraine Colonel-General Ruslan Homchak said yesterday he was satisfied with the preparations for the ceasefire in the Donbass, adding that in case of need the Ukrainian military will be able to give a "proper rebuttal" violators of agreements.
Donbass and Kiev with Monday needs to cease fire and to put in place additional measures to maintain peace. They will act until the full settlement of the conflict in the region.
A package of additional measures was agreed at the meeting of the contact group on Wednesday and signed by the parties to the conflict. It includes a ban on conducting any type of fire, location of heavy weapons, offensive and subversive actions, and also provides for the disciplinary responsibility for violations of the agreements. It is expected that the implementation of these measures will ensure a full ceasefire in the Donbass.
Ukrainian security forces three times broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Sunday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Saturday, the DNR reported five ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
Ukrainian security forces once per day violated the ceasefire by firing at the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic, told RIA news representative of the LC in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier in LNR said about the shelling on Saturday by the Ukrainian law enforcers residential area controlled by the Republic of the village of Golden-5, resulting in a corrupted house.
In the United States hyping the campaign about Russia's collusion with the Taliban. Calls Donald trump to stop accusing Moscow does not act. Congress called for sanctions and rebukes the President for inaction. In response, the Russian foreign Ministry recalled that the Americans involved in the Afghan drug trafficking. Why this problem can not be solved for many years, understood to RIA Novosti.
"These countless kickbacks from the projects that were there, part of the same wonderful American intelligence that our accused of something in the drug trafficking. They have planes from Kandahar from Bagram fly without checking in anywhere — in Germany, Romania," resented the special representative of Russia on the Afghan settlement Zamir Kabulov, the TV channel "Russia 1". In the White house and the state Department has not commented on the statements of the Russian diplomat.
Australia followed by the United States rejects a series of territorial claims of China in the South China sea, reports the Australian television and radio ABC, citing a statement by the permanent mission of Australia to the UN.
Earlier, the US officially called illegal Beijing claims to offshore resources in most parts of the South China sea. In addition, Washington has accused China of attempts to gain control over these resources by threats. The Chinese Embassy in the United States have called these claims "totally unjustified".
Ukrainian law enforcers five times violated the truce in the Donbass for the last day, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Friday at the DNR office in SCCC said one violation of the ceasefire.
. Russian pranker Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vova) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus) has published on its YouTube channel a recording of a conversation with former White house employee Monica Lewinsky.
On the video, I hear that female voice talking with the interviewee, which introduced Greta Thunberg.
Germany calls on UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres as soon as possible to establish the post of special representative on climate and security, said at a meeting of the UN security Council, foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas.
"It's time to make the issue of climate and security look. We encourage the Secretary-General to appoint a special representative on climate and security as soon as possible," said Maas, noting that climate change is a threat to peace and security.
Ukrainian security officials said that the militias continue to block the passage of representatives of the OSCE mission through the gate for uncontrolled Kiev territory of Donbass.
"The occupation authorities continue to block the passage of representatives of the OSCE mission through the checkpoints of entry and exit. So, crossing the boundary line from the government-controlled Ukrainian territory every time they get rejected... in the passage in the temporarily occupied territory. The occupiers are motivated by the refusal of carrying out of quarantine events (pandemic coronavirus - ed.)", - said the press center of operations of the combined forces in Facebook on Friday.
Syrian refugee Dorsi Diana al-Ali, who along with his family managed to leave the camp er-Ruban on the Syrian-Jordanian border, said that the militants are demanding money from its residents to give them out.
He added that in er Rogbane the harsh conditions for refugees and residents would like to leave. "We fled to the camp of er-Rukman when Palmyra was captured by the members of the terrorist group "Islamic state."* The standard of living there was just awful, we survived only due to humanitarian assistance. Lived in a tent in the rainy season, it was very difficult. We were there for almost three years," he said.
Permanent mission of Iran to the UN would send an official letter to the Secretary General of the organization, as well as in the Security Council outlining the details of the incident with the interception of an Iranian airliner, told RIA Novosti the mission of the IRI.
Earlier it was reported about the convergence of fighters with Iranian passenger plane of the airline Mahan Air, flying from Tehran to Beirut. Initially there was information that fighters intercepted an Iranian passenger plane, could be Israeli, then broadcaster IRIB, citing data from the flight crew announced that we are talking about the American interceptors. Iranian foreign Minister announced that Tehran is studying the circumstances of the incident, but did not specify the guilty. In Tehran said that they would take necessary political and legal measures, as soon as I get more information about it.
UN Secretary-General calls on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to fully respect the agreements reached by the contact group on Wednesday, the statement of the official representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.
The contact group on Wednesday agreed to additional measures to secure truce in the Donbass. They include a ban on offensive and sabotage actions, the fire, including sniper, the placement of weapons in the settlements and disciplinary liability for violation of the ceasefire. The foreign Ministry of the DPR said that the orders to cease fire, containing measures to maintain the truce, due to come into effect from July 27 until the full settlement of the conflict.
Russia's envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia urged the US to end its occupation of Syria and Damascus to regain control over the oil fields, he also appealed to Israel to halt airstrikes on the Syrian territory.
"We pay attention to the UN and members of the Security Council on reports that have appeared in the Western press about large-scale environmental disaster, which threatens North-Eastern Syria and Iraq due to the barbaric methods of oil production in the fields that the US, as they claim to protect," - said Nebenzia at the meeting of the UN security Council.
Moscow believes "in Astana in the format" talks on Syria effective, and intends to prevent attempts to undermine it, said to mark the beginning of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly the Russian foreign Ministry.
"As a permanent member of the UN security Council and a participant of "Astana in the format of" support the efforts of the special envoy Geir Pedersen, facilitate its contacts with the Syrian parties, including the establishment of an inter-Syrian dialogue in the framework of the "constitutional Committee". Are open to cooperation with other international players, but let's not undermine the effective working of "Astana", - said the Russian depodesta.
Brussels, initiating a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus ahead of the upcoming presidential elections there, shows interference in the internal Affairs of this country, Russia believes this approach is unacceptable, said on Thursday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"I would like to dwell separately on the Council's adoption of human rights the UN with the filing of the Brussels resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the forthcoming August 9 election of the President. Amid the incessant stream of accusations from the West about alleged "Russian trace" in the elections - as always without any proof - is puzzling what is perceived as a tribute of their own real and not imaginary interference in the Affairs of another state through the initiation of such decisions of the Council," Zakharova said at a weekly briefing.
Next, the 44th session of the Council for human rights, the UN has demonstrated the inability of Western countries to show solidarity and to rise above opportunistic aspirations in the face of global thunderstorms pandemic coronavirus, said Thursday the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
According to her, the result of these sentiments was the "extreme politicization and emotional nature of the discussions around the situation in the Philippines, Venezuela, Belarus, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Burundi". "The Council re-stamped a resolution on the situation of human rights in Syria, Eritrea, which has long gone into isolation from the real situation on the ground," - said the Russian diplomat.
A number of Western countries are trying to "privatize" the secretariats of international organizations and promote outside the framework of UN new ideas of multilateralism, which do not coincide with the principle of multilateralism embedded in the Foundation Charter of this organization, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Minister noted that there are increasing attempts to dissect international universal Convention in this way to undermine the basic principle of common consent, to impose, including by voting, some ideas, which are then issued for the opinion of the world community.
Ukrainian law enforcers 17 times violated the ceasefire in Donbass for the last day, said on Thursday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Wednesday, the DNR reported four ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
The UN General Assembly voted for the decision, according to which the leaders and Ministers of state will be able to send their presentations in video format so that records could broadcast on the week of the high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September.
New York, where the headquarters of the UN, originally appeared in the center of the epidemic of coronavirus in the United States. In the worst days in the state of new York per day died more than 700 people. In this epidemiological situation, it became clear that annual high-level week of the UN General Assembly session in September will not take place in the usual format.
The security service of Ukraine detained the former strongman Andrew Baydala, told the Agency the Agency UNN.
It specified that the investigators reported the man on suspicion under article "Illegal handling of weapons and ammunition, committed by a group of persons", and arrested him.
The people's militia self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic destroyed position of the Ukrainian security forces, which fired on the village of Znamenka in the Donbass, said the official representative of the defense Ministry LNR Yakov Osadchiy.
Earlier in LNR said about the shelling on Wednesday by the Ukrainian law enforcers residential area of the village of Znamenka, which was damaged a house.
Kiev refused to explain its position on the local elections in the Donbass, thereby blocking further work of the contact group, reported the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
On Wednesday held a video conference of the contact group on Donbass.
Russia is satisfied with the agreement of the ceasefire between Kiev, Donetsk and Lugansk, said the Ambassador of Russia in the contact group on Donbass Boris Gryzlov following the results of conference.
"Finally after nearly five months of resistance, the Ukrainian side found the courage to agree on the measures to cease-fire that was repeatedly offered the Donetsk and Lugansk. In this regard, it is impossible to feel anything but satisfaction. Measures to ensure a cease-fire between Kiev and Donbass should enter into force on 27 July," - said Gryzlov.
UN chief Antonio Guterres contacted the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan and called for immediate de-escalation of the situation, said at a briefing the official representative of the Secretary-General Stefan Dujarric.
"Mr Guterres spoke this morning with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia Pashinyan. In the course of telephone conversations the Secretary General expressed his concern about reports of fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border," - said Dyuzharrik.
Any cases of harassment of journalists by law enforcement or protesters, should be investigated, he said at a briefing the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dyuzharrik.
Earlier, Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
The contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass agreed to additional measures to monitor the ceasefire, said on Wednesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
The meeting of the contact group is held on Wednesday in the video.
Turkmenistan received the status of observer in the world trade organization, said on Wednesday the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic.
"The twenty-second of July 2020 at the headquarters of the world trade organization in Geneva held a regular meeting of the WTO General Council, which examined the application of Turkmenistan for observer status in the organization," - said on the website of the Turkmen foreign Ministry.
The issue of harassment of journalists in the US have to bring to the UN, told RIA Novosti the first Deputy head of Commission OP of the Russian Federation on mass media Alexander Malkevich, noting that the civic chamber will appeal to the "Reporters without borders" and the OSCE representative on freedom of the media to Alemu the Military about the attack by police in Portland on the film crew of the First channel.
Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
While in Libya will be split, the outside players will try to influence the situation, to bet on one, then on another country's leadership, said Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
According to him, foreign players, especially from outside the region, did not care about the fate of the Libyan people, the fate of the Libyan state, they state simply destroyed. "They were betting on one of the Libyan parties in their geopolitical games, completely ignoring the opinion of the African Union and the attempts of the African Union to normalize the situation," said Lavrov after talks with Algerian counterpart in Moscow, adding that "it was criminal conduct NATO colleagues."
The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova has told RIA Novosti that he plans to appeal to the UN high Commissioner for human rights for the police attack on Russian journalists in Portland.
Previously RIA Novosti reported that Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
Hydrographic service of naval forces of Greece issued an international alert Navtex, who cancelled yesterday's Navtex Turkey's seismic research to the South and East of the island of kastellorizo and invited the sailors to ignore it, according to the Athens news Agency AMNA.
The hydrographic service of Antalya on Tuesday released the international Navtex warning about the seismic research to the South and East of the island of kastellorizo from 21 July to 2 August. In Ankara it was announced that a research ship Oruc Reis will be in the area. There was also a 15 Turkish military vehicles. For this reason the Hellenic armed forces have been alerted across the country.
Authorities in the East of Libya expect that the new special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya will be a native of Africa, told RIA Novosti Ambassador to the head of the Libyan Parliament, Ali Nayed.
According to Ali Nayed being the Ambassador of the head of the ruling Libya in the East of the Parliament in the EU, the African Union, the US and the UK, "the delay in the appointment of a special envoy of the UN in serious damage to the prospects of Libya in the area of peace and stability."
UN special coordinator for the middle East peace process Nikolay Mladenov urged the middle East Quartet (Russia, US, UN, EU), Israel, Palestine, Arab countries urgently to re-engage in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli issue.
"I reiterate the Secretary-General (UN – amended) to the members of the middle East Quartet, the Arab countries, the leadership of Israel and Palestine to urgently re-engage. We need to restart diplomacy," said Mladenov.
Date of the next meeting of the leaders of "Norman Quartet" is not defined yet, have informed RIA Novosti the press service of the Elysee Palace.
Earlier the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that the date of the meeting in the "Normandy format" in Berlin will be determined in the near future. According to him, "in principle, we have confirmation from the German side, the confirmation from the French side and agreed that Russia is not against to meet."
The body of the deceased in the Donbass Ukrainian security officer was assigned to Kiev-controlled territory, told journalists the representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
"The twenty-first of July at 11: 00 (same as GMT) at the checkpoint of entry-departure "Kargil-Marinka" task force representative of the DNI in the SCCC and in the negotiation process when interacting with a humanitarian mission "the Evacuation of 200" the Ukrainian side was transferred to the body of the soldier AFF (armed forces of Ukraine - ed.). The procedure happened in a regular mode", - said the representative office.
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Thursday together with the President of Switzerland Simonetta Sommaruga visit the Donbass.
"The day after tomorrow Madame President will jointly visit the Donbass and our citizens in the frontline. For me, a very valuable and important when the world leaders who come to Ukraine with me heading East and see firsthand how much misery it brought to Ukraine war. Madam President stressed that the government of Switzerland is willing to actively help the Ukrainian Donbass, in particular in the provision of drinking water through the modernization of infrastructure projects," said Zelensky at a press conference following the meeting with President of Switzerland in Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which a number of Russian diplomats has state awards of the Russian Federation, reported on the official portal of legal information.
"To award the order "For merits before Fatherland" IV degree Gatilov Gennady Mikhailovich, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN office and other international organizations in Geneva, the Swiss Confederation and permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the Conference on disarmament in Geneva, the Swiss Confederation, part-time... the Medal of honor - Soltanovski Ivan Dmitrievich, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, French Republic", - stated in the decree of the Russian President of July 20.
The political subgroup of the contact group on conflict settlement in the Donbass began talks in the video, said Tuesday the press service of the foreign Ministry of the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic.
"Working group on political Affairs began work in the format of videoconference", - said the foreign Ministry DND.
Cyprus will receive more than EUR 2.7 billion of multi-year EU budget and from the Fund of economic recovery, said the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis.
"I Express my full satisfaction, because after many days of intensive negotiations, Cyprus reached the economic goals he set in connection with the multi-year plan and the recovery plan of the European Union. More specifically, after the agreement is reached Cyprus will be able to obtain more than 2.7 billion euros. The amount of $ 1,451 billion euros will go from the multi-year financial plan for the years 2021-2027, and the remainder from the recovery Fund, aimed at eliminating the consequences of the pandemic and promote the development of the Cypriot economy," Anastasiades wrote on his page in Facebook.
UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to exercise restraint, a full-scale conflict between States would be a disaster, said at a briefing the official representative of the Secretary-General Stefan Dujarric.
"The Secretary General with deep concern the tensions continuing between Azerbaijan and Armenia. He called for maximum restraint - a full-scale conflict between the two countries would be a disaster," said Dujarric.
Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the world food programme (WFP) has identified a new report from 27 Nations facing food crises due to pandemic of a new type of coronavirus, according to a press release from the FAO.
According to the report, the pandemic COVID-19 affected the aggravation of the already existing factors of hunger in these countries. The list includes States from different regions: Asia, Central America, the Middle East and Africa. For Example, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
The President of Algeria Abdelmajid Tebben said in an interview with local media that the weapons of Libyan tribes may lead to the fact that the situation in Libya will resemble what is happening in Somalia.
Tebben noted that the military solution to the Libyan crisis "will not solve any problems", it is preferable to engage in dialogue to discuss the way out of the situation.
The staff of the Fund for the protection of national values, the Russians Maxim Shugaley and Samer Swapan, tried to control the West of Libya the national consensus Government (NTC) of Turkey, not been in touch, told RIA Novosti the head of PSNC, a member of the Public chamber of the Russian Federation Alexander Malkevich.
Sunday broadcasting from Dubai TV channel Al-Hadath, citing its sources said that the NTC allegedly gave Shugaley and Safana Turkey. Charge d'affaires of Russia in Libya Dzhamshed Boltaev told RIA Novosti that the Libyan side has not yet confirmed information about the release of the Russians, the Russian foreign Ministry also confirmed to Agency this information.
Ukrainian security forces four times violated the truce in the Donbass for the last day, told reporters the self-proclaimed representative of the Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Sunday at the DNR office in SCCC stated four violations of the cease-fire.
Ukrainian security forces two times per day violated the ceasefire by firing at the territory of the breakaway Lugansk people's Republic, told RIA news representative of the LC in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
Earlier, the national police LNR said about the shelling on Sunday, government-controlled Republic of the village of Kalynivka.
Ukrainian security forces equipped positions in the vicinity of breeding forces in the Donbas have partly controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine the village of gold, said the official representative of the people's militia of LPR Yakov Osadchiy.
"Soldiers of the compounds (30-th brigade armed forces of Ukraine - ed.) are working on the equipment revetments for military vehicles on the outskirts of the village of gold," - said Osadchiy reporters.
Ukrainian law enforcers have deployed weapons and equipment in residential quarters of settlements in the Donbass, told reporters the representative of the people's militia self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.
"Our intelligence said the enemy violations of international humanitarian law. Placing military equipment to the UIC in residential areas of the settlements on the territory controlled by Ukrainian militants threaten the lives and health of civilians," - said the representative office.
Blockade by Kiev and the fighting in the Donbass has caused a severe blow metallurgy in the region, said the self-proclaimed head of the Luhansk national Republic Leonid beekeeper.
Earlier, the head LNR said about the competitiveness of coal of the Republic in this market.
The meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors will be held this weekend, said UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres, placing too much hope in resolving the financial problems of developing countries against the background of the pandemic coronavirus.
He recalled that during the last G20 summit acknowledged that countries experiencing large losses in budget revenues, expenses are growing due to the need to respond to a pandemic COVID-19 and to minimize its impact on the economy.
The epidemic of coronavirus has put humanity to its knees, said the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres.
"The world is in turmoil. The economy is in free fall.
The proliferation of the Black Lives Matter movement ("black Lives matter") suggests that people are tired of discrimination and inequalities, said the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres.
The Secretary General acts on video with a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged to make an equal number of women and men in leadership positions.
The Secretary General acts on video with a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said in the world about the continuing legacy of colonialism.
The Secretary General acts on Saturday via video link with a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
UN chief Antonio Guterres proposed to conclude a new social contract, to build a more equitable world, against the background of the pandemic coronavirus.
The Secretary-General on Saturday via video link delivers a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
The Russian foreign Ministry has received written assurances from the Government of national consensus (NTC) of Libya, which controls Tripoli, the problem with the release of the Russians Maxim Shugaley and Samir Safana from the Libyan prison will be resolved in the near future, said the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova.
The diplomat recalled that the Russian foreign Ministry has included in this work immediately after receiving through informal channels late information about the illegal arrest of the Russians in Tripoli in may 2019. "He sent the relevant signals to the national consensus Government through its Embassy in Moscow. In nainom key regularly bring the subject up at the meetings with representatives of the Tripoli authorities, seeking the immediate and unconditional release of M. A. S. Shugaley and Safana," - said Zakharov. In particular, according to her, the demand was put forward by Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Chairman of the NTC, Ahmed Mitiga and foreign Minister Mohammad Siala during their reception in Moscow in June.
Twenty-six of the richest inhabitants of the Earth have so many of the same benefits many as half of the world's population, more than 70% of the world's people live in conditions of rising inequality, said the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres.
The Secretary-General on Saturday via video link delivers a lecture in memory of the fighter against the apartheid regime in South Africa Nelson Mandela, born July 18, 1918.
A rally-Requiem in memory of the victims of the artillery strike on the Eastern neighborhoods of Lugansk in 2014 was held on the site of the shelling in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Jul eighteenth 2014 as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces of the Eastern neighborhoods of Lugansk at the intersection of residential area killed eight civilians, two more people died later from his injuries.
Ukrainian security forces three times broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Saturday journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Friday, the DNR reported five ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.
Russian Prancer Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) considers the opinion of the staff of the permanent mission of Poland to the UN because of it with a Lexus a call attempt to hide the incompetence of the leadership of the Polish foreign Ministry and the President's office Andrzej Duda.
Earlier, the Russian media Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov (Vova, and Lexus) called the Duda, on behalf of the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres. A recording of the conversation the media has published on its YouTube channel. On Sunday, the tune was re-elected Poland's President for a second term. Vova and Lexus called the Dude under the pretense of congratulations on his victory in the presidential election. Poland's foreign Ministry later withdrew to the homeland of two members of the permanent mission of country to the UN.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov during telephone conversation with his counterpart Wang Yi told him about the dialogue of Russia and the USA on problems of arms control in the context of the objectives of maintaining strategic stability, said Friday the Russian foreign Ministry.
"Sergei Lavrov informed the colleague about the ongoing dialogue between Russia and the USA on problems of arms control in the context of the objectives of maintaining strategic stability," - said the Russian depodesta on the results of talks between the two Ministers.
At least 14 people were killed and more than 150 were injured in the clashes at the protests against the current government, which took place in the capital, Bamako, at the end of last week, according to a statement of the official representative of management of the UN high Commissioner for human rights Liz Throssel.
It is also noted that at least 200 people were arrested.
Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus) commented on the opinion of two Polish diplomats from the UN after a conversation with the Romanian President Andrzej Duda.
Earlier, Stolyarov and his companion Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vova) called the Polish leader on behalf of the Secretary-General antónio Guterres. Yesterday, after the proceedings, Warsaw withdrew two employees of its permanent mission.
At least 13 people were killed in an armed attack in Ituri province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to local portal 7sur7.
The publication notes that the attack occurred Thursday afternoon in the chiefdom Bangali-Chabi in Irumu territory. Presumably, it was done by a group of militants ADF. The rebels killed 11 civilians in the village of Belo and two in the village Bwakali, specifies the edition.
Special representative of foreign Minister for middle East settlement Vladimir Safronkov discussed with the representatives of Israel, Switzerland, the EU and the UN the way the negotiating process between the Palestinians and the Israelis, said the Russian foreign Ministry.
Safronkov July 15, held a telephone conversation with the Director General of the Israeli foreign Ministry Alon Ushpizim, special envoy of the foreign Ministry of Switzerland, BOM Roland Steininger, EU special representative for the middle East peace process Suzanne Terstall and facilitator UN middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov.
The UN is no information about the attempts of hackers, allegedly linked to Russia, kidnap in US, UK and Canada data on the development of vaccines against coronavirus, it follows from the comment of the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric.
Earlier Thursday, the national cybersecurity center in the UK said it was working with the United States and Canada to identify hacker attacks affecting pharmaceutical companies and scientists in several countries. According to the center associated with Russian hackers tried to steal in three countries, data on the development of a vaccine from COVID-19. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has denied these accusations.
A member of the Duma Committee on information policy Anton Burners proposed to discuss at the UN and the OSCE, the issue of censorship and the imposition of the ideology of "American tolerance" on Facebook and Twitter.
Earlier Thursday, the portal Motherboard published screenshots of the internal system of the service Twitter. They depict applied to each user filters, for example, whether his account has been suspended, permanently suspended, or has protected status.
Two members of the permanent mission of Poland to the UN recalled home because of the call of the Russian media the President of the Republic Andrzej Duda, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Poland.
Earlier, the Russian media Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov (Vova, and Lexus) called the Duda, on behalf of the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres. A recording of the conversation the media has published on its YouTube channel. On Sunday, the tune was re-elected Poland's President for a second term. Vova and Lexus called the Dude under the pretense of congratulations on his victory in the presidential election.
Russia supports the efforts of Serbia to resolve the Kosovo problem, waiting for parties viable and mutually acceptable solution, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"We support the efforts of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic which are aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Kosovo problem, including in the framework of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina", Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Poland Jacek Czaputowicz appreciated the conversation of the former President with President of the Republic Andrzej Duda as a "Russian disinformation".
Earlier, the Russian media Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov (Vova, and Lexus) called the Duda, on behalf of the UN Secretary-General antónio Guterres. A recording of the conversation the media has published on its YouTube channel. On Sunday, the tune was re-elected Poland's President for a second term. Vova and Lexus called the Dude under the pretense of congratulations on his victory in the presidential election.
Ukrainian security forces six times broke the truce in the Donbass for the last day, said on Thursday to journalists in the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic in the Joint center for control and coordination of ceasefire (SCCC).
On Wednesday, the DNR said seven ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian security forces.