Day: February 26, 2017

De Mistura considered a terrorist attack in HOMS, an attempt to derail peace talks UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said that “horrific terrorist attack” in HOMS was an attempt to disrupt the peace talks on the Syrian conflict held in Geneva. About it reports Reuters. According to de Mistura’s attempts to interfere with the course of negotiations was expected and they should expect in the future. “In the interests of all parties opposed to terrorism and committed to a political process in Syria to prevent these attempts have succeeded,” said de Mistura. A delegation from the Syrian opposition, which is involved in peace talks in Geneva, also condemned the attack in HOMS, reports Reuters. “We condemn any terrorist acts done by any terrorist groups. If the attack in HOMS was perpetrated by terrorists, the answer is obvious” — said the head of the delegation Nasser al-Hariri. At the

The new head of the national Committee Democrats United States promised resistance to the Trump Chairman of the National Committee of the US Democratic party (DNC) on Saturday, February 25, was elected former Secretary of labor Tom Perez, reports The Washington Post. In the struggle for the post in the second round of voting, he defeated Congressman Ellison Kitt. For Perez voted 235 members of the national Committee Democrats United States, Ellison — 200. “Someday, people will study this era of American history,” said Perez after his victory. “They’ll ask us all the question: “Where were you in 2017, when we had the worst President in the history of the United States?” We can reply that the Democratic party was at the head of the resistance, and did all that he had one presidential term,” said the newly elected head of the national Committee. Former US President Barack Obama in

Photo: RIA Novosti The protests of the Japanese side associated with Russia’s plans to place the division in the Kuril Islands, do not contribute to the development of Russian-Japanese dialogue, said the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev, RIA “Novosti”. “Funeral protests did not bring any new elements in the already complicated Russian-Japanese dialogue. Grounds for a protest no — neither legal nor political”, – he said. He also noted that the Russian leadership is focused on ensuring the security of the country given the actions of other regional powers, “are not always clear and not always predictable.” Earlier it was reported that Japan had condemned the deployment of Russian divisions in the Kuriles.

Photo: TASS Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, congratulating with the Day of defender of the Fatherland modernized the famous saying of Emperor Alexander III – “throughout the world we have only two true allies – our army and Navy”, added to them also the Russian military-industrial complex. The corresponding message Deputy Prime Minister has published on his page in Facebook. “Russia has three allies – Army, Navy and Military-industrial complex, – Rogozin wrote. – Congratulations to our loyal allies on the Day of defender of the Fatherland! My special gratitude to veterans!”. On the relevant statement of Alexander III in his “Memoirs” (1933) wrote Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich: “throughout the world we have only two true allies, he would speak to his Ministers: – our army and Navy. Everyone else at the first opportunity, they will turn against us.”