August, 2013

• 13 August

  Afghan president to visit Pakistan on 26 August

  According to reports Afghan president Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan at the end of this month to meet with the Pakistani officials regarding the Afghan peace process. An official in presidential palace speaking

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• 13 August

  Pakistan PM calls to reset relations with India

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in relations with India amid high tension over the disputed region of Kashmir, in comments published Tuesday.

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• 13 August

  UN Secretary General visits Pakistan

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit for talks on disaster management, peace and education, officials said. Ban will meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and

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• 13 August

  Syrian rebel commander visits Latakia province

  The head of the rebel Free Syrian Army has visited the coastal province of Latakia, according to video footage, a show of force in President Bashar al-Assad’s family’s home province. Several villages in Latakia, which is a stronghold of Assad’s

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• 13 August

  Georgia and US hold joint naval exercises

  Joint Georgian-U.S. naval exercises began in the waters of Batumi port on Tuesday morning. The U.S. naval destroyer Bulkeley and two Georgian coast

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• 13 August

  Russia expects intl conference on Syria after September

  Moscow foresees the international conference on Syria could start after September only, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Monday. “It would hardly happen in September, because there will be other events, for instance, the UN General Assembly’s ministerial week,”  he said. 

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• 13 August

  US to resume assistance for Mali after polls

  he United States signalled on Monday that it was prepared to resume aid to Mali following a presidential election that paved the way for the return of a democratically elected government.

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• 13 August

  Cisse admits defeat, congratulates Keita on his victory

  Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, an ex-prime minister with a reputation for firmness, won Mali’s presidential election after his rival conceded defeat on Monday in a poll meant to draw a line under more than a year of turmoil.

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• 13 August

  Keita is the new President of Mali

  Mali’s presidential election has been won by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after his rival admitted defeat in the second round. Keita, 68, served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2000.

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• 13 August

  German FM to visit Tunisia

  German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle is to pay an official two-day visit to Tunisia on August 14, the foreign ministry announced on Monday. During the visit, Westerwelle is to hold talks with Tunisian Interim President, interim Premier, President of Constituent Assembly, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the ministry …

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