Caribbean foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are to sit down in the Bahamas for their first full meeting next week, following up on previous engagements on the margins of two international conferences in the last year. [Colin Granderson] has hailed the time allocated to the two meetings, saying the two previous encounters at the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and at the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale were not full-fledged meetings but done on the sidelines of conferences when convenient. The situation in Haiti following the controversial February 7th presidential and parliamentary elections, emergency planning for the hurricane season in the aftermath of devastating storms in the Caribbean and US in the last two y...
The EU last year slashed the prices of imported sugar from the 78-nation Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries by 36 percent starting this year, causing consternation among sugar producers, angry about the lack of proper compensation for the price reductions. The Caribbean alone says it stands to lose US$100M in revenues annually, while the wider ACP group of former European colonies say the $47M in compensation offered to 18 ACP sugar exporters is an insult and should be withdrawn. The meeting is also coming at a time when Caribbean political analysts say Britain has been slowly turning its back on the region, favoring Africa despite a traditional close relationship with the Caribbean based on everything from cricket to tourism to the arts. British Caribbean expert Dav...
Next week, when European foreign ministers meet to codify new sanctions against Iran, the world will be looking to the Islamic republic's largest trading partner on the continent: Germany. In the past three weeks, Germany has taken steps to close some Iranian banks operating in the country, according to a senior German government official who spoke with The Washington Times on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic.
The next steps A look at the next steps in international efforts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program: Tuesday, May 2 - Officials from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - who report directly to their foreign ministers - meet in Paris to discuss strategy on Iran. Wednesday, May 3 - The Security Council is expected to meet informally on the report.
NATO foreign ministers will meet with their Russian counterparts before summer and missile defense should be on the agenda, Germany's envoy to Washington says. Ambassador Klaus Scharioth on Tuesday told editors and reporters of The Washington Times that the resumption of high-level contacts between NATO and Russia was a sign that ties may be warming after the Russia-Georgia conflict last year.
ROME (AP) -- Fiat Group SpA will be on the path to becoming a global automotive powerhouse if Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has his way. Marchionne is set to meet today in Berlin with German economic and foreign ministers to discuss Fiat's offer for General Motors Europe's German unit, Opel.
KYIV, Ukraine, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ukraine assumes presidency at the Council of Europe's . For the next six months Ukraine will focus on such priorities as protection of children's rights, implementation of the European Court of Human Rights decisions, improvement of local governance and protection of rights of the disabled people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of 47 of the Council of Europe member states meet today in Istanbul, Turkey. At the end of the session Ukraine will take over the chairmanship of the , from Turkey for the next six months. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu presented a report on Turkey's achievements over the past six mon...
Invitations for the upcoming Middle East peace conference in Annapolis will go out next week, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said after a meeting yesterday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Mr. Bildt could not confirm the exact date for the conference, but said European foreign ministers will meet Monday to discuss what they can contribute to the peace process.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union presidency today backed a proposal to partially suspend EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara's refusal to open up to trade with Cyprus. Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, who holds the EU's rotating presidency, said the recommendation to suspend some parts of the negotiations "provides a good basis for a decision" on Turkey when EU foreign ministers meet next Monday.
SIXTEEN HEADS of State and Foreign Ministers of Caribbean islands will meet with United States President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the first-ever Conference on the Caribbean which will take place in Washington DC from June 19-21. This was disclosed by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador Ellsworth John who is Chairman of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors while addressing a town hall meeting at the West Indies Social Club in Connecticut on Friday 30th March.
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