October, 2014

• 1 October

  Turkish parliament to vote on military action in Syria and Iraq

  Turkey’s parliament will vote on a motion that would allow foreign forces as well as Turkish soldiers to make incursions into Syria and Iraq from its territory, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister said Tuesday, Sept 30. Parliament is scheduled to renew mandates Thursday that authorize Turkey’s military to carry out operations …

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• 1 October

  UK Air Force conducts first air strikes against IS in Iraq

   The Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 aircraft have been in action over Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “This action is part of the international coalition’s operations to support the democratic Iraqi government,” the British Ministry of Defence said in a …

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• 1 October

  US urges Russia to remove military forces, equipment from Ukraine

  US officials remain “deeply concerned” by the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, and call on Russia to remove all its military forces and equipment from inside Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. Russian military forces and equipment are still in Ukraine, and the Russia-Ukraine border is still …

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• 1 October

  EU remains committed in pursuit to a lasting peace agreement in Mali

  The European Union “will remain committed” to the process of talks in Algiers with the various Malian groups to reach a lasting peace agreement in Mali, Chairman of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy said Monday in Brussels following his meeting with Malian Premier, Moussa Mara. “I assured the Prime …

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• 1 October

  Islamist-allied militia in Libya reject UN talks

  Islamist-allied militias in control of the Libyan capital say they reject the United Nations’ call for a cease-fire. The announcement followed the first round of UN-brokered talks between Libya’s rival lawmakers on Monday.

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• 1 October

  Obama, Modi discuss bilateral ties

  After their first meeting over dinner at the White House, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama unveiled a joint roadmap for Indo-U.S. ties by issuing a vision statement and writing a joint editorial, making “chalein saath saath,” or “forward together we go,” the central theme …

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September, 2014

• 27 September

  Putin, Poroshenko to meet again within two weeks

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko are to have another face-to-face meeting, the Kremlin announced Friday. Putin’s foreign-policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said the two leaders had held several telephone calls since they meet in the Belarus capital, Minsk, last month and will meet within two weeks.

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• 27 September

  Turkish President calls for no-fly zone over Syria

  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again insisted on the declaration of a no-fly zone inside Syria as the Turkish government considers how to be a part of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Turkey said it will take measures, including military steps, in the …

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• 27 September

  Libya warned of its security situation during UN summit

  Representatives of Western and Arab countries, meeting in New York Thursday to discuss Libya, voiced deep concern that current political polarization and military conflicts in Libya posed threats to the country’s transition.

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• 27 September

  UN chief meets Pakistani PM

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in New York, said Pakistan Foreign Office on Friday. Welcoming the Prime Minister, the Secretary General fondly recalled his visit to Islamabad in August last year and his participation in the Independence Day celebrations of …

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