Category: World

Russia has offered Japan to build on the South Kuril Islands electric and geothermal power station, reports TASS with reference to the newspaper Yomiuri. The project was prepared within the framework of joint economic activities in the region. Just, as noted, were given Tokyo a package of 26 proposals and response received for consideration by 30 initiatives. According to the publication, on many points the views of the parties about joint activities on the Islands coincided. In particular, we are talking about building plants, seafood processing and construction of geothermal power plants. In addition, Russia called for the Japanese side construction of houses for residents of the southern Kurils, and Japan supported the idea of creating a system of tourist cruises. The first consultations on joint economic activities on Southern Kuriles between Japan and Russia was held in Tokyo on March 18. The Russian side was represented by Deputy foreign

Najib Razak Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the end of the crisis in relations with Pyongyang. The corresponding entry he posted on his microblog. “A special flight with nine citizens of Malaysia left the airspace of North Korea. A diplomatic crisis [in our relationship] ended,” he wrote on Twitter. — Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) March 30, 2017, 12:20 Several minutes earlier on the website of Razak was reported that Pyongyang had allowed the citizens of Malaysia, which until then had been prohibited from leaving Korea, to leave the country. The Prime Minister thanked the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Malaysia for the important role played in resolving the crisis, and announced that as a retaliatory gesture allows the North Koreans to freely leave the country. The cause of the crisis in relations between the two countries was the assassination on 13 February at the airport of Kuala Lumpur citizen

Donald Trump The President of the United States Donald trump believes that the meeting with President of China XI Jinping, which will take place in early April, will be “very difficult”. He wrote about this in his microblog on Twitter. “We can no longer have a huge trade deficit and to bear the loss of jobs. American companies must be ready to consider alternative options,” he wrote. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2017, 22:16 Talks Donald trump with XI Jinping, according to Reuters, will be held at the resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida on April 6-7. March 19, XI Jinping attended in Beijing, U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson. Following the meeting, the Chinese President said: “You say that relations between the US and China can only be friendly. I support this position”. Relations between the US and China escalated after the December 2016 trump talked on the phone with the

Michael Flynn The former assistant to the President for national security Michael Flynn decided to testify about the relations of the election headquarters of Donald trump with Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution. On it informs TV channel Fox News, citing his lawyer Robert Kelner. Negotiations as noted, Flynn leads with the FBI and members of the intelligence committees of Congress. “The retired General certainly has a story to tell. And he is reluctant to provide information if circumstances permit,” said Kelner. However, he noted that “no reasonable person would disagree on interrogation in such a highly politicized atmosphere, in terms of a witch hunt, without safeguards against the unfair prosecution,” reports CNN. Initially about the readiness of Flynn to testify, the newspaper reported the Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, he told the FBI that talk about “Russian influence” on the us elections in exchange for immunity,

The controversial “law on toilets”, operating in the U.S. state of North Carolina, is likely to be canceled. It is reported by Politico. The state legislature agreed to submit the question to a vote Thursday, March 30. Sources among the members of the Assembly told the publication that little doubt in his success. According to Politico, if the law will indeed be cancelled, this will allow the state to avoid restrictive measures on the part of public organizations, especially the National collegiate athletic Association (NCAA). On 27 March it was reported that according to the experts of law for 12 years, the state Treasury may be short of almost four billion dollars. In particular, the refusal of the NCAA to hold competitions in North Carolina would deprive the state of hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, large PayPal refused to open in the state a new branch — it

Jews and Muslims living in the Belgian region of Flanders, has criticized a bill prohibiting the killing of animals without prior stunning by electric current. On Thursday, March 30, according to Reuters. The bill was introduced in the Parliament on the proposal of local conservationists and right-wing parties. In their opinion, the traditional ways of slaughtering cattle experiencing unnecessary suffering. Environmentalists supported the regional Ministry for the protection of animals. “Killing without stunning is the stone age, the Minister said Ben weyts. We live in a civilized society, and it is our duty to avoid causing animal suffering wherever possible”. According to polls, the majority of the inhabitants of Flanders, professing Catholicism, support the bill. At the same time, local Muslim and Jewish community strongly opposed. They argue that slaughtering with prior stunning is contrary to the regulations of Judaism and Islam and makes impossible the preparation of meat of

Anders Fogh Rasmussen Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that the future of Crimea may be considered as a “free education”. He stated this on Thursday, March 30, the entrance to his speech at the Hudson Institute conference on “US Sanctions against Russia: impact and costs”, reports RIA Novosti. “I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that one day in the future circumstances will allow us to welcome Crimea as a free education, whether it is integrated in the Ukraine or in any other way,” said Rasmussen. Former NATO Secretary General also said that “in Washington considered the option” of imposing new sanctions against Russia because of the situation around Ukraine. Crimea became part of Russia in the spring of 2014 as a result of the referendum, the vast majority of participants who voted for this decision. Kiev refuses to recognize the results of the plebiscite, calls the Peninsula

Park Geun-Hye The South Korean authorities arrested a former President of the country Park Geun-Hye in the case of corruption, said the Agency “Yonhap”. The Seoul court has decided to take her into custody on charges of bribery, abuse of power and divulging state secrets. According to Reuters, in the detention center, Park Geun-Hye will be up to 20 days. Park Geun-Hye was ousted on March 10. The reason for the scandal was a fortune teller and a close friend of President Choi sung-SIL. She is accused of pressure on dozens of major firms with the purpose of transfer of their money in two non-profit Foundation. In case of figures, the sum of 77.4 billion won ($65.6 million). Park Geun-Hye became the third former President, who was arrested on criminal charges after Roh Tae-Woo and Chun Doo-hwan.

In Germany at the beginning of April, it will be Cyber and information command. About it reports Reuters. The new structure will be located in Bonn. Its original strength is 260, but by July it is planned to increase to 13.5 thousand people, including in the strategic military intelligence and communications centers. By 2021, the number of staff will reach 14.5 thousand people, 1.5 thousand seats reserved for civilian contractors. The Minister of defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen has called the head of the new cyber command will be Lieutenant-General Ludwig Leinhos. According to the Agency, the structure is created pursuant to the decisions of NATO and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who called the protection of Germany against cyber attacks one of the main priorities. As the main enemy is considered Russia, which is believed in Berlin, trying using propaganda and disinformation to destabilize German society. On

Bashar Al-Assad The departure of Bashar al-Assad as President of Syria is not a priority for the United States. This statement was made by the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley on Thursday, March 30, according to Reuters. “Our challenge is to understand how to proceed and with whom we must work to change the situation for the citizens of the Arab Republic,” said Haley. She added that Washington “does not intend to focus on Assad’s departure, as did the previous US administration”. Previously, on 30 March, U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said that the fate of Bashar al-Assad must be decided by the citizens of the country. On 10 February, the Syrian President said he was ready to leave his post as soon as he loses the support of the Syrian people. The leader of the Arab Republic noted that this is his principled position. Former