Posts Tagged ‘president’

PRESIDENT URGES COMPROMISE OVER KOSOVO

Thursday, March 18, 2010 16:40

President Boris Tadić spoke for Tanjug news agency on Thursday in Belgrade about a wide range of topics, including Kosovo, organized crime, and EU integrations. Reacting to comments heard from some quarters that Serbia "ought to recognize the factual situation on the ground" when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija, ...

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PROTESTERS KILLED AT UGANDA’S KASUBI TOMBS

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 13:55

At least two protesters have been shot dead by Ugandan police after they tried to stop the president from visiting the site of a fire at a royal mausoleum. The protesters booed President Yoweri Museveni and set up a barricade to stop him from reaching the tombs at Kasubi.

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NFC AWARD VICTORY OF DEMOCRACY: PRESIDENT

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 19:00

ISLAMABAD – Terming the finalisation of 7th National Finance Commission Award as victory of the democracy, President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday inked the historic document in presence of the provincial chief ministers and governors.Addressing the ceremony, he said that it was a ...

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TADIć, GERMAN PRESIDENT DISCUSS EU INTEGRATION

Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:35

President Boris Tadić met with his German counterpart Horst Koehler to discuss Serbia’s European integration process. Tadić told Koehler that long-term peace, stability, and economic development in the Western Balkans is only possible through the European integration of the region.

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HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT COMMENDS MINORITY RIGHTS IN SERBIA

Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:35

Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom said that Serbia’s treatment of minorities is “exemplary.” “We are happy with the fact that in Serbia, minorities enjoy cultural autonomy and that unlike other countries where Hungarians live, Serbia does not have laws against minorities using their native languages and schooling their kids in their ...

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RS PRESIDENT ON POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

Friday, March 12, 2010 18:36

RS President Rajko Kuzmanović said that it is unrealistic to expect any radical changes to be made to the Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitution. “This is an election year, a pre-election campaign, and judging by the approaches of most politicians, it has already started. Every opportunity is being used to promote parties and ...

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HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT ON PRIVATE VISIT

Friday, March 12, 2010 9:08

Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom will start a private three-day visit to Serbia on Friday. He was invitation by the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) party, on the occasion of March 15, a Hungarian national holiday commemorating the 1848-49 revolution.

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A SHAKY START

Friday, March 12, 2010 6:45

The challenges ahead for Chile's new governmentSEBATIAN PIŇERA looked shaken, rather than jubilant, as he was sworn in as Chile’s president on Thursday March 11th. Minutes before he was reminded of the scale of the task he faces in rebuilding a large swathe of the country after a massive earthquake ...

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VAN ROMPUY “PITIES” FARAGE FOR TIRADE

Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:49

The president of the EC, Herman Van Rompuy, has said he pities Nigel Farage, the British MEP who called him a "damp rag" last month. Van Rompuy said his popularity had soared in Belgium, following the tirade from the Eurosceptic Farage.

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OBAMA PLEDGES FRIENDSHIP TO DEBT-RIDDLED GREECE

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:31

U.S. President Barack Obama has told visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou the U.S. will work with Greece, which is struggling with massive debt. Both leaders spoke at a White House reception, hours after meeting in the Oval Office.

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PRESIDENT SET FOR MEETING WITH SLOVENIAN, CROAT PMS

Friday, March 5, 2010 10:47

President Boris Tadić will be meeting on Friday with Slovenian and Croatian Prime Ministers Borut Pahor and Jadranka Kosor. According to Pahor’s cabinet, the meeting will be informal and will be dedicated to preparing the coming regional conference on the European future of the Western Balkans, expected to be ...

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS PRESIDENT RICHARD FISHER JOINS THE LONG LIST OF THOSE CALLING FOR GIANT BANKS TO BE BROKEN UP

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 18:54

As Bloomberg notes:Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher called for an international pact to break up banks whose collapse would threaten the financial system, a position that goes beyond other Fed officials.While the international as...

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“UKRAINE WILL DECIDE ON EU FUTURE WHEN TIME COMES”

Monday, March 1, 2010 13:46

Ukraine's recently elected president Viktor Yanukovych said on Monday any discussion about Ukraine's accession to the European Union was premature. "We will see when the time comes," he said after talks with the European Commission's president, Jose Manuel Barroso.

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YANUKOVYCH SWORN IN AS UKRAINE PRESIDENT

Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:40

Viktor Yanukovych has been sworn in as Ukraine's fourth president amid a continued political dispute with his defeated rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Yanukovych took his oath in parliament in a ceremony attended by a host of international dignitaries.

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TIRADE AGAINST “DAMP RAG” EU PRESIDENT

Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:33

A British Eurosceptic MEP has unleashed a volley of insults against the President of the European Council. Nigel Farage, who leads UK Independence Party (UKIP) MEPS in the European parliament, said Herman van Rompuy had "the charisma of a damp rag".

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CHINA SLAMS OBAMA MEETING WITH DALAI LAMA

Friday, February 19, 2010 8:29

China has heavily criticized US President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama. Beijing has summoned the US ambassador for an explanation and released a statement saying it was ‘‘strongly dissatisfied.’‘

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PRESIDENT, OFFICIALS DISCUSS TROUBLED SOUTH

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 15:22

President Boris Tadić today held a meeting dedicated to the southern region of Serbia, known informally as the Preševo valley. The meeting was attended by ethnic Albanian MP Riza Halimi and President of the Coordinating Center for Southern Serbia Milan Marković.

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KOšTUNICA REELECTED DSS PRESIDENT

Monday, February 15, 2010 8:53

The assembly of the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) reelected Vojislav Koštunica as the party's president on Sunday evening. DSS spokesman Andreja Mladenović told Tanjug that DSS assembly elected Aleksandar Popović, Dragan Jočić, Miloš Aligrudić, Slobodan Samardžić, Nened Popović, Miroslav Petković, Milica Radović and Milos Jovanović as vice-presidents.

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SPEAKING TOO SOFTLY

Monday, February 15, 2010 8:05

Relations between America and China may chill over a meeting with the Dalai Lama IT IS bound to be a controversial meeting. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, goes to Washington, DC, this week and will sit down with President Barack Obama for the first time on Thursday February 18th. ...

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PRESIDENT REJECTS CJ’S SUMMARY

Saturday, February 13, 2010 19:00

ISLAMABAD – Turning down the recommendations of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday elevated Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, as Supreme Court Judge while Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Judge Lahore High Court, was made ...

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