Category: Politics

The new President of Albania elected socialist Ilir Meta BELGRADE, April 29 — RIA Novosti. The speaker of the Albanian Parliament, head of the Socialist movement for integration Ilir Meta was elected on Friday, the seventh President of the country, reports the Albanian news Agency ATA. The President of Albania is elected by Parliament for a term of five years and performs mainly ceremonial functions. The President was elected in the fourth round of voting with 87 votes in favor and two votes against (out of 140). Meta candidacy was uncontested. The system of elections of the President of Albania suggests that in the first three rounds of voting the candidate for election will have to take three fifths of the deputies (84 of 140). In the fourth and fifth rounds of voting the President is elected by a simple majority of votes. Only the Albanian Constitution gives MPs to

Venezuela sent the OAS a letter of withdrawal from its membership This process, according to the present order, should take two years. MEXICO city, April 29. /Offset. TASS Ivan valueK/. Venezuela sent to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro’s statement about the withdrawal of the Bolivarian Republic of from the composition of the regional bloc. On Friday reported the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Latin American countries. In document Venezuela notifies about the decision to denounce the OAS Charter, which is necessary to start the exit procedure. According to the existing order, it should take two years “Free and independent Venezuela will never be a part of this organization, which since its inception has become a tool for the legitimacy of Imperial desires against sovereign Nations,” reads the statement, signed by the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Earlier this week he was ordered

Photo: RIA Novosti The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich called upon the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley “back to earth” from “Alice in Wonderland” after her statements about the need to put pressure on Russia. “Apparently, the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley was a bad student in school. And because we remind her that Newton’s third law States: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction” — quoted Klintsevich RIA Novosti. He noted that Hayley needs to understand that “pressure on Russia initially counterproductive.” “Come back to earth, Ms. Haley. Wonderland — not a place to stay politicians” — called Klintsevich. Earlier, the Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on information policy Alexei Pushkov gave a description of the Haley. On April 27, the U.S. permanent representative to the UN stated the need

AP: Rex Tillerson proposed to dismiss 2,3 thousand employees of the state Department U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson proposed to reduce the 2,300 employees of the state Department to save 26% of the budget of the Department. It is reported Associated Press with reference to American officials. We will remind, the first visit Rex Tillerson was held in Moscow on 11-12 April. Judging by the statements of the two delegations, the rapprochement of negotiating positions could not be reached, but the parties agreed to start moving in that direction.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile The DPRK launched a ballistic missile, South Korean military announced. The type and the trajectory is not yet defined, however, according to preliminary data, the start failed. On Saturday, April 29, Armed forces of North Korea launched a ballistic missile, according to the Agency Yonhap, citing information of the joint chiefs of staff of South Korea. The type of missiles launched at the time of preparation of this material has not been determined, experts continue to analyze the incoming information. The Reuters source the us army said that the start, according to preliminary data, failed. Yonhap, citing a South Korean military reported that the launch ended in failure — the rocket exploded a few seconds after start CNN, citing military sources reports that the DPRK had probably launched a medium-range missile, which flew about 40 kilometers and fell into the sea of Japan. The

Trump has listed his achievements in 100 days of presidency WASHINGTON, 28 APR — news, Alexey Bogdanovsky. The US President Donald trump said in a weekly address that he considered very successful first hundred days of his administration. In his opinion, the US is on the rise, and “the rise fast”. The administration in Washington, he said, “fighting for American workers”. Among his achievements trump called the creation of new jobs, “a profound change in Washington” and the rejection of TRANS-Pacific trade partnership, which, he said will not allow you to trade the interests of American workers. In addition, he mentioned the appointment of a judge of the Supreme court’s conservative Gorsuch of the Nile, and noted that he saved more than $ 700 million, achieving from Lockheed Martin’s reduction in the price of the latest F-35 fighter. “We will again be competitive and a great country,” trump promised to

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov did not answer the question of whether the head of state Vladimir Putin this year to take part in the action “Immortal regiment”, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, April 27. “I can’t tell yet,” said Sands, answering a corresponding question of journalists. Public action “Immortal regiment” was held on the Victory Day in Russia and some other countries. The event is a procession in which people carry pictures of their relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war. According to the national center for the study of public opinion (VTSIOM), in 2016 it was attended by representatives of every third Russian family. In addition, sociologists have found that in the current year to March plans to join us every second Russian. The first such event was held in Tomsk in 2007. Putin took part in the Immortal regiment March in

South Korea has proposed to consider the membership of the DPRK in the UN As other measures against Pyongyang offered to stop the supply of crude oil and to block the receipt of hard currency. UN, April 28. /TASS/. South Korea offers to consider the question of whether the DPRK to remain a member of the UN. This was stated by Minister of foreign Affairs of South Korea Yun Byung-Se at a special meeting of the Security Council of the world organization. We could take such powerful measures as the termination of deliveries of crude oil to North Korea and blocking of revenue to North Korea in hard currency, for example through the suspension of all imports of coal from North Korea, and seriously consider the question of whether North Korea, which is a long-standing and serious offender, to be a member of Onun Ben Suministr foreign Affairs of South

The foreign Ministry reacted to the statement by the White house about Russia’s isolation in the UN UN, 28 APR — RIA Novosti, Olga Denisova. Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Gennady Gatilov called “strange” a White House statement about the “isolation of Russia in the UN”. The US administration had previously called one of the achievements of President Donald trump’s first 100 days in power in foreign policy, “the isolation of Russia in the UN”. This was stated in the press service of the White house about the main merits of trump as President. “A strange statement. On the contrary, we seek cooperation with all countries, including, primarily, with the United States in the UN,” — said Gatilov reporters on Friday. “I think we should talk… not about to put someone in isolation, and to seek common ground and thereby reach a mutually acceptable solutions to existing problems.

The UN has called the “suffering” of sanctions on the Russian region GENEVA, 28 APR — RIA Novosti, Elizabeth Isakov. International sanctions against the Russian Federation may adversely affect the lives of the most vulnerable groups of the population, most hit by inhabitants of the Crimea, said the UN special Rapporteur on the question of negative effects of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights Idriss jazaïry. Jazairi during his visit to Russia from 24 to 28 April, met with representatives of the government and civil society, visited the national human rights institutions, held discussions with representatives of business and diplomatic communities in Moscow. “(Sanctions — ed.) Measures are intended to be a deterrent to Russia, but they risk to be only a deterrent to the international community of entrepreneurs having an adverse effect in Russia only on those vulnerable groups that do not have to do with