Category: Politics

The head of Iran explained what caused the protests in the country MOSCOW, 1 Jan — RIA Novosti. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that the protests caused by internal problems in the country, and incitement by other countries, reported by the local agencies Mehr and Fars. In large cities of Iran including Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Rasht, from December 28 to pass mass actions of social protest. Earlier, the authorities announced that the city of Dorud during demonstrations two people were killed, noting that “security forces did not open fire on protesters”. Later the number of victims of the protests has risen to four. “Not all the people on the streets — those who direct the foreigners, there are those who protest in connection with your own feelings and problems,” said Rouhani, quoted by the Mehr Agency. He added that the situation needs to use in order to “find the

The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich welcomed the DPRK’s decision to send its athletes to the Olympics in South Korea, and to the call of the leader of the people’s Republic of Kim Jong-UN about the mass production of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, advised him to replace the nuclear button on a new year bottle of champagne.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. Statement of DPRK leader Kim Jong-UN can be regarded as an offer to Seoul not to engage in dangerous adventurism of the United States, however, the promise of the new launch of a ballistic missile is a challenge to the world community. About this in an interview TASS stated on Monday the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev.

With the New year Bulgaria became Chairman of the Council of the EU Prime Minister Boyko Borisov intends among others to raise with the Council the issue of lifting anti-Russian sanctions. SOFIA, January 1. /TASS/. Bulgaria on Monday became the rotating President of the Council of the European Union. As reported TASS, the Minister of the Bulgarian presidency of the EU Council lilyana Pavlova, in the next six months will be held in Sofia 300 official events, including 30 with the participation of political leaders of European States, and the country will be visited by over 25 thousand guests. In the framework of our chairmanship will be held 300 meetings in Bulgaria and 1.5 thousand of meetings at the highest expert level in Strasbourg and Brussels. We expect that in six months the country was visited by about 25 thousand visitors.Ljiljana Halloweenish Bulgarian presidency of the EU Council According to

Russia will have a the registry dismissed in connection with loss of trust of officials MOSCOW, 1 Jan — RIA Novosti. The registry dismissed in connection with loss of trust of officials will appear in Russia in 2018. Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika at the beginning of December 2017, reported the appearance of such a registry in interview to the newspaper “Kommersant”. “From the beginning of next year will come into force legislative Novella — a public registry of persons dismissed in connection with loss of trust”, — said Chaika. In the opinion of the attorney General, the fear of being black listed will be an additional incentive for officials to comply with laws. As noted by Chaika, nearly 1.5 thousand corrupt officials were dismissed in connection with loss of trust over the past few years: in 2016, in connection with loss of trust laid off about 400 officials, and

Poroshenko called the main resource of Ukrainians optimism In his new year address to the Ukrainian people, President Petro Poroshenko named the main resource of the country optimism. He called as preserve the unity of the country and separately appealed to residents of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk and Lugansk. The main resource of Ukraine, according to President Petro Poroshenko, is the optimism and faith in their country. He stated this in his new year address to the nation, the text of which is published on the official website of the President of Ukraine. “Optimism, faith in their country, in their own strength — our main resource. And all will be well. To do this, as taught by his Beatitude Lubomyr Husar, we should pray as if everything depends on God but work as if everything depends on us” — said Poroshenko. The President promised to provide the political conditions for economic