Venezuela seized the Parliament men began to leave the building MEXICO city, 6 Aug — RIA Novosti. The men broke into Wednesday morning the National Assembly of Venezuela, have begun to leave the building after a seven-hour siege, Reuters reported, citing eyewitnesses. Earlier it was reported that the attack was committed by supporters of the current government, armed with sticks, it was also reported that they used improvised explosive devices. In the morning they blocked the National Assembly, and then broke into her. According to the latest data of the head of Parliament Julio Borges, just the attack injured seven members, five of whom were hospitalized, earlier it was reported about other affected employees. According to Borges, about 350 delegates, journalists and guests of the Assembly were blocked in the building by the attackers. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had earlier condemned the attack on the National Assembly and appointed an
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Putin: Russia will actively participate in the G20 summit
Putin: Russia will actively participate in the G20 summit The Russian President assured that Moscow “together with partners in the “twenty” will be connected to the practical implementation of the agreements adopted following the meeting”. MOSCOW, 5 July. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on the successful work of the G20 in Hamburg on 7-8 July and assured that the Russian delegation will take active part in it. “The Russian delegation will take active part in the summit in Hamburg, which I’m sure will bring results”, — wrote the head of the Russian state in an article published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt. The Russian leader has assured that Moscow “together with partners in the “twenty” will be connected to the practical implementation of the agreements adopted following the meeting”. He wished the German colleagues success in the organization of the summit. According to Putin, “it is obvious that
Poll: About moving to another country I think 10% of Russians
Photo: RIA Novosti About moving to another country think about 10% of Russian citizens, which is 3% less than last year, according to the poll by the Russian center for public opinion studies (VTSIOM). According to the survey, 89% wanted to leave Russia – is the maximum for all history of measurements. Another 10% of Russians are thinking about moving to another country, among them 25% aged 18-24 years and 16% aged 25-34 years. 1% of respondents were undecided, reports TASS. The ranking of countries for moving the second consecutive year, is headed by Germany. The survey was conducted June 20-22, among 1,8 thousand respondents, the amount of error with 95% probability does not exceed 2.5%.
Tolstoy told what resolution will represent Russia in the OSCE
Photo: RIA Novosti Russia will offer for consideration the summer session of the OSCE PA two resolutions, one related to strengthening the organization’s role in countering terrorism, the second refers to “the inadmissibility of discrimination and intolerance against Christians, Muslims and followers of other religions”, said the head of the Russian delegation to the Assembly, Vice-speaker of the state Duma Pyotr Tolstoy. The summer session of OSCE PA will be held in Minsk from 5 to 9 July. During the session, scheduled meeting of the committees on political Affairs and security, on economic Affairs, science, technology and environment, democracy, human rights and humanitarian issues. The plenary session of the OSCE PA will be held on 8 and 9 July. Antiterror As the press service of Tolstoy, in the first resolution we are, in particular, on the need to strengthen criminal liability under national legislations of the countries-participants of OSCE, in
The United States will offer the UN security Council a new resolution toughening sanctions against the DPRK
The United States will offer the UN security Council a new resolution toughening sanctions against the DPRK As reported by the U.S. permanent representative to the organization of Washington’s readiness to use military force against Pyongyang, if necessary. The UN, on 5 July. /TASS/. United States in the coming days will present for the consideration of the UN Security Council a new resolution calling for tougher sanctions against North Korea in response to country’s missile test. This was stated on Wednesday by the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaking at the security Council meeting. “In the coming days we will present to the Security Council a resolution that would allow the international community to give a proportionate response to the new escalation by the DPRK,” — said the diplomat. She noted that it would not go into detail about the contents of the document, but listed possible
The state Department is told that he will discuss Tillerson and Poroshenko
The state Department is told that he will discuss Tillerson and Poroshenko WASHINGTON, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. Secretary Rex Tillerson in the framework of his visit to Kyiv on 9 July to discuss with President Petro Poroshenko “full assistance” of the US in terms of maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, told reporters a senior state Department official. “In its stop in Kiev us Secretary of state hopes to build relationships with the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian people. The first was to confirm Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Through the assistance to Ukraine to resolve the conflict in the East of Ukraine through control of its international borders. This includes assistance to Ukraine in a wide range of opportunities,” — said the representative of the state Department. He also added that he would discuss the continuation of reforms in Ukraine.
Russia offered the CIS countries to send contingents to monitor in Syria
Special presidential envoy on the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev © EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO ASTANA, July 5. /TASS/. Russia approached the CIS countries with a proposal to consider the question of sending a contingent to monitor in Syria. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks on Syria in Astana, the President’s special envoy on the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev. “Now the question is what troop [to be placed in the security zones], military observers which countries to involve in peacekeeping missions in Syria, he said. – No one questioned the participation of troops from Russia, so we appealed to all CIS countries with the proposal to consider the possibility of sending the country into a reasonable force for joint participation in monitoring the situation.” “We do not impose, – the diplomat noted. – If the Kazakh government decides to send a contingent, we will
Abe asks Putin and XI Jinping to take a “more constructive” stance toward North Korea
Photo: imago stock&people / Globallookpress.com Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President XI Jinping to take a “more constructive” stance toward North Korea and its missile program. As reported by Reuters, he said Abe to reporters after the launch of North Korea missiles. “World leaders gather at the G20 meeting. I would like to urge the international community to show solidarity on the issue of North Korea,” said Abe. According to the Agency, Abe intends to discuss measures against North Korea with Putin and Jinping, during the meetings at the G20 forum. Earlier on the morning of July 4, North Korea made another launch of a ballistic missile. According to reports, the missile flew more than 930 km in 37 minutes and fell into a zone of exclusive economic interests of Japan. In connection with the missile launch in South Korea and Japan was
Vladimir Putin and XI Jinping at the informal meeting discussed the situation with North Korea
Photo: © RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President XI Jinping during an informal meeting on Monday discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Syrian issue, told the Xinhua news Agency. “Both sides agreed that China and Russia should maintain strategic cooperation to promote peace talks and solve problems on the Korean Peninsula appropriately, and to encourage all parties to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and negotiations”, — quotes the message of the Chinese Agency RIA “Novosti”. According to Xinhua, the two leaders reaffirmed that oppose the deployment of us missile THAAD in South Korea. Today is the official XI Jinping’s talks with President Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov reported that on Tuesday a planned full-scale bilateral talks in narrow and expanded formats. According to Peskov, the meeting will be
Abe said the intention to discuss with Putin at the G20 the issue of the DPRK
Photo: © RIA Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that intend on the sidelines of the G20 in Germany to ask the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President XI Jinping to take a “more constructive” stance against North Korea in connection with rocket launches. “North Korea again conducted another missile launch. The DPRK has ignored the warning of the world community and continues provocative actions. Tomorrow I fly to Hamburg at the summit of “twenty”, and we will have a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald trump and the President of South Korea, moon Jae Otherwise. Also, using the fact that the forum will be attended by many of the countries I intend to write to the Chinese President XI Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin that China and Russia took a more positive stance towards North Korea,” said Abe. On Tuesday 09.39