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United States and Germany Sign First Science and Technology Agreement
The Governments of the United States and Germany held a Science and Technology Agreement signing ceremony today at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C..
For Indo-Pakistan concord
We are ready for peace talks, India had said. That statement was welcomed by Pakistan. The start of a serious, responsible dialogue is bound to produce — if it turns out to be successful — peace and prosperity, and augur well for a new world order.
Take media fight to enemies’ backyard
“A negative campaign is being waged against Israel that has massive funding, and we are still in the dock,” Dermer said. “We and Israel’s friends have to take the fight to our enemies’ backyard on issues that progressives and liberals care about, like women’s rights, gay rights and the persecution of political dissent.”
Finnish embassy leads way in green public diplomacy
Finnish environmental policies should set an example for renewable energy and green architecture in the United States, Finnish ambassador, Pekka Lintu said at Harvard University on Wednesday. Lintu spoke to a round table audience of about 12 in a lecture entitled “Green Public Diplomacy: Sustainability as Finland’s Message in the United States,” at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Japan’s Iran Moment
Cultural and scientific ties, however, have continued, even if Iranians living in Japan number fewer than 7,000, and Japanese in Iran are a tenth of that. In 2006, a major exhibition entitled “The Glory of Persia” opened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and then toured Japan. Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Prize winner, remains an admired role model for Japanese women.
Turkey steps in to soften Iran’s hard line
In a test for Turkey’s self-styled role as a leading regional power bridging the divide between East and West, Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign minister, has asked Iran to ease tensions with the international community in the row surrounding Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Kremlin Hosts U.S. Innovation Team
A U.S. delegation of White House officials, technology executives and social media enthusiasts arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a weeklong visit with their Russian counterparts to discuss innovation. Formally, the meetings are an extension of the Bilateral Presidential Commission, created by the Kremlin and the White House in July.
US wants Pak-India talks to end tensions
The US is quietly working for the success of the forthcoming talks between foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India for lowering tensions between the neighbours, which it sees as crucial for the success of its campaign in Afghanistan.
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