December, 2008

• 11 December

  Brzezinski Asks White House to Establish Ties with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski urged Washington to establish ties with Iran saying the move would benefit the US. Brzezinski, a campaign adviser to US president-elect Barack Obama, helped former President Jimmy Carter to open full diplomatic ties with communist China. He stressed that the US …

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• 11 December

  Rafsanjani: Israel Should Be Tried for Crimes against Humanity

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Wednesday said that Israel must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for inhuman crimes against Gazans. The former President told reporters Israel has committed a “body of crimes against humanity in Gaza” and that the UN crimes tribunal has been negligent …

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• 11 December

  World Powers End Meeting on Iran with No Convergence

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN Security Council remains gridlocked over Iran’s nuclear work, as member states have failed to reach a convergent stance on the issue. The Security Council, on Wednesday, heard a report by Belgium’s ambassador to the UN, who chairs the committee overseeing the implementation of three rounds of …

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• 11 December

  Obama to Change US Policy on Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior advisor to US president-elect Barack Obama said the White House’s approach to Iran will undergo a “big change” in the future. William M. Drozdiak, who was delivering a speech in Berlin, also highlighted the important role Iran plays in the region. “Iran plays a key role …

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• 8 December

  Serbia ‘Shows Maturity’ over Human Rights

  A delegation led by Serbia’s Human and Minority Rights Minister, Svetozar Ciplic, has been presenting Belgrade’s rights’ records to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Serbia’s national report reflects the joint work of several ministries and non-governmental organisations and highlighted the benchmarks of human and minority right issues in …

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• 8 December

  Police Prevent Catholic Clashes in Bosnia

  Local police deployed strong special police forces in Bosnia’s southern town of Capljina, to prevent clashes between supporters of rival wings of the local Roman Catholic Church. The incident took place on Sunday, as the regional Roman Catholic Bishop Ratko Peric came to Capljina to consecrate the construction of a …

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• 8 December

  Bosnian Serbs Rebuff Western Criticism

  Bosnian Serb leaders have shrugged off the latest criticism from the international community’s top envoy to Bosnia and Herzegovina as “incorrect and generic.” “People in the Office of the High Representative, OHR, think that their opinions are imperative and that they should remain in Bosnia and Herzegovina but we will …

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• 8 December

  Serbia Eyes Montenegro Citizen Deal ‘Soon’

  Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says he hopes the negotiations on dual citizenship with Montenegro will be concluded in the coming days, and a deal will be signed soon. “I expect a compromise agreement on dual citizenship with Montenegro, which would recognise dual citizenship for all those who gained the …

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• 8 December

  Foes in Romanian Governing Coalition Talks

  Romania’s leftist Social Democratic Party, PSD, decided on Monday to start negotiations with its arch-foes, the centre-right Democratic Party, PLD, in order to form a new government. “We were facing a difficult moment, as we decided to start discussions with our main political contenders. But it is in Romania’s interest …

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• 8 December

  Serb Officials Quiet on Mladic Home Raid

  Given the lack of reactions in Belgrade, it is said that Thursday’s raid on the home of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic’s son, was not as successful as expected. The Belgrade home was entered by special units of the Serbian police in the morning, which searched the home for eight …

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