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India and China officially joined the Copenhagen Accord

more India and China informed the Climate Convention Secretariat on March 8 and 9, 2010, respectively, of their unequivocal support for this accord making it possible to...

Indonesian President Yudhoyono addressed Australian Parliament

more Rudd: Indonesia's is a vibrant and growing economy. We share with Indonesia the common future of our own region, its stability and its prosperity and, together with...

Iran and Myanmar to expand multilateral cooperation

more Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Myanmar's Deputy Foreign Minister met and conferred on the expansion of political, commercial and cultural interrelations...

India and Pakistan took first step towards rebuiding trust

more In response to Nirupama Rao's invitation, the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr. Salman Bashir, is in India leading a 13 member delegation. They set out a first step towards rebuilding trust...

Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress but faces daunting challenges

more Timor-Leste has made “remarkable progress” since the violence that disrupted it in 2006, but the long-term goals of recovery and development may prove even more...

More than 20 million people in Asia-Pacific could fall into extreme poverty, UN warns

more The global economic downturn could push an additional 21 million people in the Asia-Pacific region into extreme poverty, rolling back development gains, according to a...

Bidding for the Philippines natural gas pipeline is set for next month

more Bidding for the USD 1.2-billion natural gas pipeline from Batangas to Manila (Batman 1) is set for next month at the earliest. Part of the Arroyo administration's long-term Integrated...

Ban voices concern to Sri Lankan leader over recent developments

more UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concerns about recent developments in Sri Lanka, where a defeated presidential candidate has been arrested and Parliament...

Former Army Commander Fonseka arrested in Sri Lanka

more Former Army Commander and Chief of Defence Staff, General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka was arrested by the Military Police yesterday (February 8) evening. Major General Prasad...

UN appeals for post-election restraint in Sri Lanka as challenger arrested

more Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is reiterating his appeal to all parties in Sri Lanka and their supporters to show restraint and refrain from violence after the reported arrest...

Hostile groups and elements operate from across the Indian border

more Indian PM declared that the terrorist strikes in Mumbai in November 2008 had made us painfully aware of the need to strengthen our coastal security. The National Committee on...

Sri Lankan President calls for democratic and peaceful poll

more President: I respectfully call upon our people to safeguard democracy and the dignity of the motherland by united, resolute, calm and peaceful behaviour to ensure Sri Lanka's position...

U.S. Secretary Clinton made remarks on on Population and Development

more Clinton: The year 2015 is the target year. Part of the reason we wanted to have this commemoration is not only to look backwards, but to look forward. What is it we will do between now...

Deeming Sri Lanka execution video authentic, UN expert said

more An independent United Nations human rights expert said today there are strong indications that the video of alleged extrajudicial executions by Sri Lankan soldiers that aired...

PM Singh spoke at 92nd annual conference of the Indian Economic Association

more Non-economists often describe economics as a “dismal science”, but I think this is a misleading description. Economics appears dismal only because economists often focus on problems which...

U.S. Secretary Clinton delivered remarks with Indian FM Krishna

more Clinton: I visited India last summer to see clean energy technologies at work, to tour a state-of-the-art green building, one of the most advanced in the world. The economic opportunities that we can derive from these technologies are very compelling...

Indian PM departed for Russia for the Annual India-Russia Summit

more The Annual Summit is the principal mechanism for the advancement of our strategic partnership with Russia. This is a partnership based on the solid foundation of long-standing friendship...

Cooperation between the United States and China will mean a safer world

more U.S. President Obama gave remarks to the Troops at Osan Air Base, Osan, Republic of Korea. He told that "America's commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea will never waver, and our alliance has never been stronger." He insisted on U.S...

Special Briefing on the U.S. President Obama's Trip to Asia

more The President looks forward to this attempt to really renew America's alliances in the region, to continue to forge new partnerships, and to make progress on a whole series of issues ranging from our economic recovery agenda; our efforts in Afghanistan, which are supported by several of our Asian partners; our efforts to...

Little progress in overcoming deadlock in Nepal’s peace process

more The top United Nations envoy to Nepal today lamented the fact that there has been limited progress in overcoming the political impasse that emerged in the country earlier this year, and little movement on the remaining tasks of the peace process. Around 13,000 lives were lost during Nepal’s decade-long civil war, which...

Exports up as China becomes Australia's biggest trading partner

more Exports of Australian goods and services rose 5 per cent to be worth AUD 20.2 billion in September. Figures released this morning by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the rise in exports was matched by a rise in imports delivering a trade deficit of AUD 1.85 billion for the month. Accompanying data...

Outcome of 9th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China

more - Transcript of Remarks by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov - China's statement The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, took part in the 9th meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China on October 27 in Bangalore, India. The ministers exchanged views on a broad range of international issues, and...

How Taiwan has emerged from the Financial Tsunami

more In 2007, a strong financial earthquake occurred, with its epicenter in Wall Street. It unleashed a massive tsunami that rolled across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, pounding the shores of every territory on the global economic map. Hardly a corner of the world was spared, and Taiwan also became one of the disaster areas....

Policy Speech by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama

more - Japan as a "Bridge", Foreign Policy's options of PM Hatoyama Almost two months have passed since that scorching summer day of the general election, and almost forty days since I was designated Prime Minister and a new Cabinet was inaugurated based on a policy agreement of the three-party coalition consisting of the Democratic...

Chairman's Statement concluding the 15th ASEAN Summit

more On October 24, 2009, the 15th ASEAN Summit, which was held in Hua Hin, a coastal city of Thailand, issued the Chairman's Statement, which states that the ASEAN leaders had discussions on a series of issues and adopted a joint statement on strengthening education cooperation and climate change. The statement said that Vietnam...

Japanese FM Katsuya Okada talked with U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen

more As part of his visit to Japan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Friday, October 23. The outline of the courtesy call is as follows (other attendees include Mr. John Victor Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and...

Indian PM's statement at the 4th East Asia Summit: G-20's effects

more - press conference I thank the Prime Minister of Thailand His Excellency Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva for convening the 4th East Asia Summit and for the excellent arrangements made. We meet against the backdrop of the global economic and financial slowdown. The G-20 leaders have met thrice, and the coordinated response to address...

Myanmar: UN urges release of all political prisoners before elections

more An independent United Nations expert has called on Myanmar’s Government to release all political prisoners before the national elections planned for 2010 so that the polls can be as inclusive as possible. “I told the Government that these elections should be fair and transparent, that freedom of speech, movement and association should...

"South Korea is overcoming the economic crisis faster"

more Tomorrow is the harvest moon festival of Chuseok, one of the most important Korean traditional holidays. I assume that many people are heading for their hometowns by this time, and some of you may have already joined your families and are having breakfast. This year’s Chuseok holidays are relatively short, and it is expected that traffic...

Vietnam, India held first strategic dialogue in New Dehli

more The first strategic dialogue and fourth political consultative meeting between Vietnam and India took place in New Delhi on Oct 15. At the meeting, co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung and his Indian counterpart, Neelakantan Ravi, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations since the two countries established their...

Council of SCO Anti-Terrorist Structure held session

more The Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its 15th session in Tashkent on 16 October. The representatives of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated in the session. The meeting participants considered the report of the...

UK engagement in Sri Lanka, five months after the end of the conflict

more Foreign Secretary David Miliband, together with Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for International Development, commented on the UK's engagement in Sri Lanka during a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday 13 October. Their comments come almost five months after the end of the conflict between the (LTTE) and...

Chinese President Jintao met with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani

more China and Pakistan are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, Hu said. Since the two countries established diplomatic ties more than half a century ago, they have always shared mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual support and mutual assistance no matter how the international situation and their domestic conditions changed...

Karzai urged Electoral Complaints Commission to regain trust

more President Karzai today urged the Electoral Complaints Commission of Afghanistan to regain peoples trust and prove its impartiality after the resignation of one of its key members. In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America"? host Diane Sawyer today, President Karzai said, The Election Complaint Commission is legitimate. It can continue...

Putin and counterpart Wen Jiabao held joint press conference

more This year we are celebrating 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China. This is a crucial year for our shared efforts to overcome the global financial and economic crisis. This current visit to China by Russian Prime Minister Putin is particularly important. We have just finished the 14th regular meeting between...

Security Council extends ISAF mandate for 12 additional months

more Expressing its strong concern over the increase in violence and criminality in Afghanistan, the Security Council today extended the authorization for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for 12 months beyond 13 October 2009. As its members unanimously adopted resolution 1890 (2009), the Council also called on Member States...

USA, Pakistan need to work together to alleviate concerns

more The President of Pakistan has stated that there is concern being expressed in certain quarters about some of the provisions of the Kerry Lugar Bill and that the USA and Pakistan need...

Commander Petraeus cited need to Reverse Insurgency

more As the president reassembles his national security team today as part of his ongoing review of the strategy for Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. Central Command said...

Restoring trust vital to spurring on Nepal’s peace process

more All parties involved in Nepal’s peace process must demonstrate their commitment to peace and the democratic process and not get bogged down in short-term political...

UN Secretary-General voices concern at new electoral laws in Myanmar

more New electoral laws unveiled by authorities in Myanmar do not meet United Nations expectations of what is required for an inclusive political process in the Asian country...

New AFP chief has been appointed in the Philippines

more Malacañang officials said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s appointment of Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit as new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines was...

India - Riyadh Declaration announced a New Era of Strategic Partnership

more At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan...

Australia launched its 2010 Counter-Terrorism White Paper

more The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, Attorney General, Robert McClelland and Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith today launched the 2010 Counter-Terrorism White Paper, Securing...

Political steps needed to address causes of Sri Lanka's conflict

more Since the end of the fighting last May between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam there has been a unique opportunity for the government...

Ban welcomes release of leading opposition politician in Myanmar

more Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release today of a prominent opposition politician in Myanmar after six years of house arrest, saying he hopes the move will...

Encouraging signs in Timor-Leste but core challenges persist, Ban warns

more Many of the underlying causes that contributed to the 2006 political crisis in Timor-Leste remain, despite recent encouraging signs, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns...

Due process of law followed in the arrest of Gen. Fonseka, official said

more Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama addressing the Diplomatic Corps at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11th February 2010 stated that the decision to arrest Gen...

UN hails release of all child soldiers by Maoists in Nepal

more The final batch of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's decade-long civil war have been discharged and re-entered civilian life today, in...

Gates: Syndicate threatens to destabilize South Asia

more An al-Qaida-backed terror syndicate is focused on destabilizing South Asia and stoking tensions between India and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters...

Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Nepal by four months

more The Security Council voted today to extend the United Nations political mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in the Asian country ahead of the...

Nepal peace process close to standstill due to tensions and mistrust, UN warns

more The peace process that ended a 10-year civil war in Nepal has remained largely stalled over the past three months, with tensions and mistrust between Maoists, the Government...

China's VFM Yafei spoke on U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

more Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei received an exclusive interview by the Xinhua News Agency on January 9. He Yafei said that the US arms sales to Taiwan seriously contravene the principles...

Vietnam officially announced ASEAN chairmanship

more The National Committee for ASEAN 2010 held a press conference launching Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2010 in Hanoi on Jan. 7. Deputy Foreign Minister and Permanent...

U.S. Secretary Clinton to make 8-day travel to the Pacific

more Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the Pacific January 11-19, 2010. Secretary Clinton will deliver a policy speech in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 12, focused on Asia...

Nepal: violent clashes between police, Maoists spark UN concern

more The United Nations human rights office has called for restraint in the wake of clashes between police and protestors on the first day of nationwide strike called by Maoists. Several people were injured...

India and United States held Bilateral summit in D.C.

more Prime Minister Singh and President Obama committed to redouble their collective efforts to deal effectively with terrorism, while protecting their countries’ common ideals and shared values, and committed themselves to strengthening global...

Philippines' President made a statement on the Maguindanao massacre

more The gruesome killings in Maguindanao constitute a most heinous crime. What makes it particularly so is the fact that it counts among its victims, lawyers, media reporters, and other defenseless and innocent civilians. Like many others. I am appalled...

Indian PM made a statement prior to his departure for USA

more India attaches high priority to its relations with the USA. Our bilateral agenda covers almost all areas of human endeavour. The United States is our largest trading partner in goods and services, and we have deep economic ties. There is a large Indian American...

New resolutions condemned Burma and DPRK on human rights

more The international community has decisively condemned abusive human rights records in Burma and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. On 19 November 2009 the 192-member United Nations General Assembly Third Committee adopted two tough...

A new era has begun in partnership between U.S. and India

more It is no coincidence that the first state visit in the Obama Presidency will come from India, and Prime Minister Singh will arrive in Washington next week at a moment of great opportunity. Few relationships will matter more to the course of human...

President Obama of the United States and President Hu of China met in Beijing

more President Hu: (As translated.) Your Excellency President Obama, and dear friends from the news media, ladies and gentlemen: I'm very happy to meet our friends from the press and media. To begin with, I would like to extend on behalf of the Chinese government...

U.S. President Barack Obama's tour in Asia: APEC, Japan, China

more Now, the U.S.-Japan alliance, looking at it from the security front, naturally we have to cooperate in proliferation deterrence, on information protection, missile defense, and the use of other states amongst others. We need to consider these new systems for issuing security...

Australia providing USD 1 million to boost regional integration

more Australia will contribute USD 1 million to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) to strengthen research on regional economic integration. The funding will focus on the Institute’s research into the important structural reforms needed to rebalance Asia’s growth away from exports and...

Indian official gave insight into the upcoming EU–India summit

more With a population of 1.1 billion, India is one of the largest nations in the world and the world’s largest democracy. With a rapidly growing economy, an awareness of climate change and the challenges of global warming, and as an important player in the region, India is a major cooperation partner for the EU...

Interview of Chinese DFM He Yafei on Asia-Pacific Policy

more During the visit, Vice Premier Li will have meetings and talks with Governor General Quentin Bryce, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other Australian leaders. In addition to Canberra, he will also visit Sydney and Brisbane, where he will meet leaders of the two states of New South Wales...

Russian-Japanese Consultations took place in Tokyo

more On October 27, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexei Borodavkin held in Tokyo with Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae a regular round of Russian-Japanese inter-MFA consultations on issues in bilateral relations and on topical regional and global problems. Given the recent...

The US, Taiwan, China relationship has improved significantly

more On August 20, 2009, the National Strategy Forum and TECO In Chicago hosted Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, Ambassador Jason C. Yuan, where he addressed the audience on the topic of Taiwan-US-PRC Relations. The US-Taiwan-PRC relationship has improved significantly since May 2008. Under the previous...

PM Kevin Rudd on Australia-China Relations: A Long-Term View

more It is hard to imagine a more appropriate host for a speech on Australia-China relations than the ANU’s China Institute. The Institute makes an outstanding contribution to Australia’s scholarship on China and the promotion of Sino-Australian academic links. My subject today is the Australia-China relationship, a subject of great interest...

Hu Jintao held Telephone Conversation with Barack Obama

more On the morning of October 21, 2009, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, exchanged views on bilateral ties and climate change during a phone conversation. Obama said he was very glad to meet President Hu in New York and Pittsburgh in September. He expressed appreciation over China's contribution...

Indian PM’s on Climate Change: Technology Development & Transfer

more “I am very pleased to be here in your midst today to inaugurate this very important Conference. I extend a very warm welcome to His Excellency President Nasheed of the Maldives. Mr. President, you are a respected friend of our country and an untiring champion of global cooperation to address this formidable challenge of climate change...

South Korean President's diplomatic endeavors bear fruit

more - Gates called on South Korea to expand security role President Lee Myung-bak has strenuously pursued "pragmatic diplomacy" ever since he took office last year, and such endeavors are proving successful. Korea's hosting of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit slated for November 2010 can be called one of the major achievements...

Offensive in north-west Pakistan could uproot 170,000 people

more United Nations agencies and their partners are providing assistance in north-west Pakistan, where the Government estimates that over 100,000 people have already been displaced by the latest military offensive against militants and the number could rise even further. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...

8th SCO Prime Ministers' meeting held in Beijing chaired by Jiabao

more The eighth prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 14, 2009. The meeting was chaired by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and attended by Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov, Russian...

Rarely seen better coordination between China and the United States

more Over the last two days I’ve been in China here having intensive consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Education Ministry, and the Ministry of Defense. Our agenda has been full and very broad. I’ve been trying to lay some of the ground work for the upcoming, historic visit of President Obama to China in mid-November...

The Russo-Chinese 14th Regular Meeting was held in Beijing

more On October 13, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held the 14th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian prime ministers in Beijing. In a friendly and pragmatic atmosphere, both sides reviewed the six decades of China-Russia diplomatic relations. They had in-depth exchange of views on bilateral...

Wen Jiabao answered questions on nuclear issue of North Korea

more On October 10, 2009, Premier of the State Council of China Wen Jiabao met the media together with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak and Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama following the second China-Japan-ROK summit meeting. Wen answered journalist's question on the nuclear issue of Korean Peninsula. Wen...

UN will do utmost to ensure credible Afghan presidential run-off

more Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the full support of the United Nations to ensure that Afghanistan’s presidential election run-off is as credible as possible and welcomed President...

Aung San Suu Kyi met UK Ambassador Andrew Heyn

more Foreign Secretary David Miliband welcomed the meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and Andrew Heyn, the UK Ambassador in Rangoon, on Friday 9 October. He said: 'Daw Aung...

U.S. President Barack Obama to visit South Korea on November

more President Barack Obama of the United States will visit Korea November 18-19 at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak. The U.S. President is also scheduled to visit Japan, Singapore and China as part of an Asian...

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Australia faces a range of complex security challenges On 23 February 2010, Australia launched (pdf) its 2010 Counter-Terrorism White Paper titled Securing Australia, Protecting Our Community. As Australia...

Change in foreign policy and internal tensions jeopardize Sri Lanka Former Army Commander and Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka, General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka was arrested by the Military Police...

Security in India has improved but hostile groups active Overall, the security situation in India has improved and the number of security incidents has gone down in 2009 as compared to 2008...

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