Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has blamed an agreement reached by former premier John Howard and the Chinese government for limiting his government’s access to Rio Tinto’s detained GM, Stern Hu.
“I note the consular agreement, which we inherited from the previous Australian government, limits the demands we can make on the Chinese authorities for [...]
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Dinkić visiting Banja Luka
July 14th, 2009 |
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Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić will be in Banja Luka on Tuesday as the agreement on economic cooperation between Serbia and the RS comes into force. In a statement, the Economy and Regional Development Ministry said that during his visit, an agreement would be signed with banks on subsidizing interest rates for loans, which would be signed by Republic of Srpska (RS) Finance Minister Aleksandar Džombić and various bank directors.
Europe gas pipeline deal agreed
July 13th, 2009 |
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By David O’Byrne
BBC News, Ankara
Four European countries are meeting in Turkey to sign a five-nation agreement for the long-planned 3,300km Nabucco natural gas pipeline.
Once completed, the line will bring up to 31 billion cubic metres of gas a year from the Caspian and the Middle East across Turkey and into Europe.
It will give an important alternative energy supply to Russia, which already meets 30% of Europe’s gas needs.
But much still remains to be agreed on, not least where the gas will come from.
The five countries – Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Austria – have been working on the Nabucco project with the European Commission for seven years now.
But still the decision to sign the heads of government agreement on 13 July has come as a surprise.
To begin with there is still no clear idea as to what has been agreed.
Turkey and the European Commission are still at loggerheads over how much gas Turkey will be able to take from the line, with Ankara claiming that it might be another six months before a final agreement is reached.
More worrying still, Nabucco still has no guaranteed supply of gas.
Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Egypt are all considered potential suppliers in the long term.
Currently though, only Azerbaijan is in a position to supply the 15 billion cubic metres a year the line needs if it is to be constructed as planned by 2014.
But two weeks ago, Baku agreed to sell some of that gas to Russia, a move many understood as a warning to the Nabucco partners to sort out their differences or look elsewhere.
In the same way, Monday’s signing ceremony is being seen as largely an attempt to persuade Baku that the Nabucco partners can reach an agreement, on some issues at least.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Serbia, WB sign Corridor 10 loan
July 13th, 2009 |
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Serbia and the World Bank have signed an agreement today for a loan worth USD 388mn for construction work on the Corridor 10 highway. The deal was signed by Finance Minister Diana Dragutinović and the head of the World Bank’s office in Serbia Simon Gray.
Honduras Talks Fail To Reach Agreement
July 11th, 2009 |
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Delegates representing the ousted and interim governments of Honduras failed to forge an agreement during a second day of talks and no fixed date was set for future negotiations.
The only consensus reached between…
Porn-Blaring Man To Take Anger Management Classes
July 11th, 2009 |
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PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia man has agreed to take anger management classes for blaring a pornographic soundtrack to chase away kids playing outside his home. Michael Buck was arrested May 31 at his upscale Phoenixville c…
Honduras talks end without accord
July 11th, 2009 |
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Two days of talks in Costa Rica aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras have ended without agreement.
Mediators from the host country said the two sides had agreed to resume talks shortly but some regional leaders said they saw little sign of progress.
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti had refused to meet but held separate talks with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
Correspondents say the former allies’ positions remain far apart.
Mr Zelaya, who was removed from Honduras at gun point in a coup last month, continues to describe Mr Micheletti as a criminal, while Mr Micheletti’s interim government has said Mr Zelaya will be arrested if he tries to return to the country.
Both men left the talks on Thursday, leaving delegations behind to continue the discussions.
Mr Zelaya flew to the Dominican Republic, where he is hoping to gather more support, and Mr Micheletti has returned to Honduras.
On arriving back in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, Mr Micheletti said: "We are in agreement with his [Mr Zelaya's] return here – but to be sent directly to the courts."
Shortly after his return, Mr Micheletti announced he had accepted the resignation of his de facto Foreign Minister, Enrique Ortez, for using racially offensive language about US President Barack Obama.
Mr Ortez was reported to have described Mr Obama as "negrito" – meaning "little black man" – which Mr Micheletti said was "a scandalous epithet".
‘Timid measures’
On Friday, Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela and one of Mr Zelaya’s key supporters, said the talks in Costa Rica were dead and that it was "horrible" to see the "usurper" Mr Micheletti being treated with deference by Mr Arias.
CRISIS TIMELINE- 28 June: Troops expel Zelaya; Micheletti becomes interim leader
- 29 June: US President Obama condemns the overthrow as illegal
- 4 July: Organization of American States suspends Honduras
- 5 July: Zelaya’s jet is turned back from Honduras, amid clashes
- 9 July: Micheletti leaves mediated talks in Costa Rica
Mr Chavez also criticised what he said were "timid measures" by the US in response to the crisis and demanded to know why they had not recalled their ambassador imposed sanctions.
The BBC’s Charles Scanlon in the region says much will now depend on what Washington decides to do next.
The US has already cut some aid to Honduras but has not exerted its full economic and diplomatic muscle, says our correspondent.
The political crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya attempted to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution.
Opponents said that could have led to the removal of the current one-term limit on serving as president and so paved the way for Mr Zelaya’s possible re-election.
He was forced out of Honduras at gunpoint on 28 June. </p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
ASBIS Signs Direct OEM Agreement with Microsoft
May 27th, 2005 |
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ASBIS has signed a Direct OEM Agreement with Microsoft.The new agreement will license ASBIS to preinstall and distribute Microsoft software products on ASBIS’ personal computers. According to the newly signed Agreement, ASBIS has been granted a license to preinstall Microsoft software on its own systems, provide its customers with a backup copy of the preinstalled software, and distribute the preinstalled software to its customers. This Agreement complements the existing relationship between Microsoft and ASBIS.
ASBIS announces termination of distribution agreement with Maxtor
September 28th, 2004 |
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ASBIS, a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, announced today that it will terminate distribution agreement with Maxtor.