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25.09.2009, 15:11
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Words are mightier than swords when it comes to some world leaders who spoke at the UN this week. The charisma of the political figures many love to hate is stealing the spotlight from their more diplomatic colleagues.
05.10.2009, 22:03
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Russia is due to take part in the public hearings at The Hague on the issue of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence early last year, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
04.08.2010, 14:12
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Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin has made it clear that Moscow will not allow Kosovo to join the organization and that UN Resolution 1244, which confirms Serbia’s territorial integrity, will not be amended.
22.09.2010, 12:37
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The practice of unilateral sanctions beyond the framework of UN Security Council decisions should be stopped, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said at the Millennium Development Goals summit.
24.09.2010, 01:22
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In a developing world becoming ever more complex, a super power post-911 and post-global recession took its fears to the world stage.
19.09.2010, 12:19
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Nuclear non-proliferation treaties will be among the issues on the table at the 65th UN General Assembly. The Resident asked people on the streets of New York what they expect to come out of the global gathering.
09.06.2010, 16:19
Yet another round of Geneva talks on security and stability in the Caucasus following the August 2008 conflict has brought no result. The parties failed to come to a compromise over a document on non-use of force.
05.04.2009, 10:24
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World leaders met in London on April, 2 in an attempt to find a way out of the world economic crisis, but did the meeting of minds actually solve the world's financial problems, or was it just a waste of time?
12.09.2009, 07:18
The Georgian initiative on refugees and temporarily displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia has nothing to do with humanitarian objectives, said Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Andrey Nesterenko.
22.09.2010, 08:30
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cautioned the UN General Assembly against the heavy-handed use of sanctions.
Published: 27 September, 2009, 14:09
This week, hundreds of world leaders descended on New York for the UN General Assembly session. Lori Harfenist, also known “The Resident”, hit the streets to check out what people thought about the global gathering.
