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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>international relations | The Love Network</title><link>http://international-relations.love.com</link><language>en-us</language><docs>http://international-relations.love.com/rss.xml</docs><description>A Blog with news about international relations</description><copyright>AOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.</generator><item><title>Smith pushes consular access for Hu trial</title><link>http://t.love.com/310514321</link><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says he expects to hear from Chinese authorities today as to whether they will allow consular officials to attend all of the trial of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu. 

But he would not elaborate on what his response might be if China says no. 

Hu, an Australian national iron ore negotiator for Rio Tinto, along with three of his Chinese colleagues, will face court in Shanghai on Monday after eight months in detention. 


China has accused him of giving and receiving bribes and i]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:10:00</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Presses China on Valuation of Renminbi</title><link>http://t.love.com/310514094</link><description><![CDATA[At the same time, a Chinese trade official offered the first hint of flexibility on the issue, saying his organization was polling more than a thousand Chinese manufacturers on how a change in exchange rates would affect their business. 


In a speech to students at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the ambassador, Jon Huntsman , said that economic problems in the United States had increased pressure there for a change in the value of the renminbi , which China currently ties to the value of the dollar . 
Tha]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:09:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Chinese, ROK diplomats exchange views on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513835</link><description><![CDATA[Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Thursday discussed with Yu Myung Hwan, his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the six-party process, according to a press release issued after the talks. 


The statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said they touched on regional and international issues of common concern during the talks, but it gave no further details on those issues. 


The two senior officials also voiced their willingness to work together to pro]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. ambassador: Sino-U.S. ties stable enough to weather differences</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513834</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Thursday said the U.S.- China relationship is mature and stable enough to weather differences between the two countries. 


Huntsman made the remarks in his speech, "2010: The Year of Decision," at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. 


The ambassador thought 2010 would be "the most important year in the history of the Sino-U.S. relations," as the two sides had to take action and make real progress on pressing global challenges like economic recovery and cli]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>China calls for more world aid to Afghanistan</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513833</link><description><![CDATA[China on Thursday called upon the international community to render more support and provide more assistance to Afghanistan, and voiced its support for a leading coordination role by the United Nations in the reconstruction of the south Asian country. 


The appeal came as Li Baodong, the permanent Chinese representative to the United Nations, was speaking to a UN Security Council meeting on the current situation of Afghanistan. 


The international community must keep focused on Afghanistan, which is curre]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>China opposes trade protectionism in all its forms: envoy</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513831</link><description><![CDATA[China on Thursday voiced its support for the liberalization of global trade and opposition to trade protectionism in all its forms in order to pave the way for the economic recovery in the world at large. 


The statement came as Li Baodong, the permanent Chinese representative to the United Nations, was taking the floor at the Special High-Level Meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutes, namely the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organiz]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Greek PM sets aid deadline</title><link>http://t.love.com/310512865</link><description><![CDATA[Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou gave European leaders until next week to spell out what financial aid they are prepared to give him as signs mount that a pact agreed just three days ago is fraying. 


"This is an opportunity we should not miss," Papandreou told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. 
"When you have that instrument in place, that could be enough to tell the markets hands off, no speculation, let this country do what it's doing." 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton To Meet Putin On Nuclear Arms Treaty</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513338</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gdb.rferl.org/82FADFD0-0CF1-4699-938E-5C3BED29FB16.jpg"><br>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wraps up a visit to Moscow today with talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. 


Discussions are expected to focus on a new nuclear arms pact, which Clinton said both sides expected to sign soon. 


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, also in Moscow, urged Russia and the United States to sign the new arms control pact "as soon as possible". 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:04:00</pubDate></item><item><title>IDB Annual Meeting Agenda Highlights – March 19th</title><link>http://t.love.com/310513208</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.iadb.org/am/2010/images/expresate_Column.jpg"><br>In the morning, the IDB has organized a seminar that will talk about the role of private sector on development. 
Several IDB officials and business leaders will take part in the seminar. 
At lunch time, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno will unveil the Bank's action plan to improve road safety in Latin America. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:04:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Greece seeks to boost business cooperation with UAE</title><link>http://t.love.com/310512864</link><description><![CDATA[Greece and United Arab Emirates aimed at broadening and strengthening bilateral cooperation in sectors ranging from ports, infrastructure and renewable energy sources to tourism and culture during a one- day business forum hosted on Thursday in Athens. 


Though no concrete results were announced, the Greek government explored with the 15-member delegation of Abu Dhabi officials, " opportunities to advance a strategic partnership between the two sides," as Greek Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Ship]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>S. Korea seeks annual summit with China, Japan in ...</title><link>http://t.love.com/310512575</link><description><![CDATA[South Korea has proposed that its annual tripartite summit with China and Japan be held in late May but Beijing has yet to give a response, a diplomatic source here said Friday. 


South Korea, the host country of this year's session, plans to open the event on its southern resort island of Jeju. 

"The South Korean government is pushing for the summit to be held around May 29," the source said, asking not to be named. 
"The governments of the countries are still in consultations to set a date." 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>EU slams US protectionism</title><link>http://t.love.com/310511837</link><description><![CDATA[The EU trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, Thursday accused US President Barack Obama of having a "protectionist" agenda, and criticized Washington for over-pressing China on its currency. 


"It is interesting to note ... that he speaks about 'exports' and not about 'trade,'" De Gucht told the Financial Times in an interview published yesterday, referring to the goal the US president set to double US exports within five years. 


"Trade is by definition about two directions . . . trade means also accepting]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:56:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Korean, U.S. Lawmakers Form Task Force for FTA</title><link>http://t.love.com/310510832</link><description><![CDATA[Korean and U.S. lawmakers will form a task force as a means to propel ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement. 


U.S. Senator Pete Sessions suggested the foundation of the task force during a visit by Korean lawmakers to Washington on Wednesday. 


The task force consisting of about 20 lawmakers from both countries will assist the two nations in securing congressional approval of the pending trade agreement, which was signed in 2007. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:51:00</pubDate></item><item><title>France rules out opening embassy in N.Korea</title><link>http://t.love.com/310509243</link><description><![CDATA[France will not open diplomatic relations with North Korea but plans to establish an office there to support non-governmental groups, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Thursday. 


'We are not going to open an embassy, certainly not,' Kouchner said at a press conference in Tokyo. 
'Open an office, yes, in order to help the NGOs (non-governmental organisations) there.' 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:44:00</pubDate></item><item><title>US, India ink deal for limitless trade</title><link>http://t.love.com/310508911</link><description><![CDATA[The US and India launched a new blitz to boost economic, trade and financial cooperation, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two economic giants. 


They signed a framework for cooperation on trade and investment in Washington on Wednesday to build on trade growth, which has more than doubled in the last five years, ahead of the launch of an economic and financial partnership in New Delhi next month. 


'There is almost limitless potential for growth in trade between our two countries, and that c]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:41:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Germany to grant Syria 12 mln euros for economic reform</title><link>http://t.love.com/310508863</link><description><![CDATA[Syria and Germany signed a number of technical cooperation documents, under which Germany will grant Syria 12 million euros to carry out a group of joint projects, Syrian al-Watan daily reported Thursday. 


The documents were co-signed by Amer Lutfi, head of Syrian state planning commission, and German ambassador in Damascus Andreas Reincke. 


Lutfi said that cooperation between Syria and Germany has a long history, which is extremely fruitful, adding that this agreement came within the frame of promoting]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:40:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia Looks East and Sees Storm Clouds: Part One</title><link>http://t.love.com/310508063</link><description><![CDATA[As Roger McDermott has already noted (EDM, March 16), Army-General Makhmut Gareev, the President of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences, recently addressed what he called the "eastern vector" of Russian national security in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda (Krasnaya Zvezda, March 5). 
He noted the increasing importance of the Asia-Pacific region to the global economy, the flow of capital to the region, and its emergence as a geopolitical center of gravity. 
While recounting the US and NATO involvement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:36:00</pubDate></item><item><title>World Bank sees Africa economies rebounding in 2010</title><link>http://t.love.com/310506156</link><description><![CDATA[Sub-Saharan African economies will rebound this year, growing by about 3.8 per cent, the World Bank said on Thursday. 


The group also said the recovery would be slower than in other developing nations because of a reliance on commodities.The bank expects economic expansion of 4.6 per cent in 2011. 
Africa is estimated to have grown by between 1.0 and 1.1 per cent in 2009, said Andrew Burns, the bank's manager of global macro economic trends. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:23:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Boating concerns aired at Harveys Lake meeting</title><link>http://t.love.com/310505865</link><description><![CDATA[Saying they wanted to be "good neighbors" and addressing concerns about a boat launch, representatives for the Villas at Waterwood development who are seeking 15 waivers for the project addressed the borough planning commission on Wednesday night. 


Ken Williams, Matt DiPrimo and attorney Angelo Terrana came to review 15 variance waivers with the commission and its engineer Darrell Pawlush of Michael J Pasonick Jr. and Associates, of Wilkes-Barre . 


The point of the meeting was not to approve any waivers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Secretary of State Clinton Meets with New Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhang Yesui</title><link>http://t.love.com/310505114</link><description><![CDATA[On March 16, 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with new Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhang Yesui and received a copy of his credentials in the U.S. Department of State. 


Clinton expressed warm welcome for Zhang Yesui to assume his new office. 
She said President Barack Obama and his administration attached importance and were devoted to the development of a positive, cooperative and comprehensive U.S.-China relationship. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:17:00</pubDate></item><item><title>How to meet a challenge called EU</title><link>http://t.love.com/310504060</link><description><![CDATA[Relations between China and the European Union (EU) have gone through some ups and downs in recent years. 
The first signs of discord emerged in 2006, when the European Commission issued its new policy document, which said China was a growing challenge and competitor rather than a partner that offered many opportunities. 
That apart, the document said, China should shoulder more global and regional responsibilities because it had benefited the most from globalization. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Presses China on Valuation of Renminbi</title><link>http://t.love.com/310503853</link><description><![CDATA[At the same time, a Chinese trade official offered the first hint of flexibility on the issue, saying his organization was polling more than a thousand Chinese manufacturers on how a change in exchange rates would affect their business. 


In a speech to students at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the ambassador, Jon Huntsman , said that economic problems in the United States had increased pressure there for a change in the value of the renminbi , which China currently ties to the value of the dollar . 
Tha]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:07:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Argentina claims progress for Falkands talks with Britain</title><link>http://t.love.com/310503662</link><description><![CDATA[Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said Thursday that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands. 


"We are advancing towards creating political and diplomatic conditions so that finally the United Kingdom understands that it should comply with United Nations mandates and sit down to negotiate with Argentina," Taiana said in a interview with a Buenos Aires radio station. 


Taiana said that London "will have to f]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:05:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas Schoolbooks A Depository For Assassinating The Truth</title><link>http://t.love.com/310500561</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID6572/images/textbooks2.jpg"><br>This makes sense given the fact that this Texas schoolboard has decided to teach their children that the country was founded on "Christian" principles. 
But the truth is quite different. 
But its a truth that the Texas schooloboard would rather replace with a lie. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:49:00</pubDate></item><item><title>When Lawyers Equate Law with PR</title><link>http://t.love.com/310495295</link><description><![CDATA[Jack Goldsmith and Ben Wittes have an op-ed up in which, claiming that the PR value to military commissions is minimal, Obama should just not give KSM a trial of any sort. 
They make a clever move in which they first cursorily dismiss the value of civilian trials. 


They make no consideration of the importance of a trial for our rule of law, our system of justice. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>India eases investment limits, criticizes U.S. export controls</title><link>http://t.love.com/310495154</link><description><![CDATA[India Thursday criticized U.S. export controls as it prepares to a further liberalization of foreign investment in India following the signing of a bilateral trade pact in Washington. 


The agreement concluded Wednesday, signed by Anand Sharma, the Indian minister of commerce and industry, and Ron Kirk, the U.S. trade representative, aims to encourage investment flows between the two countries. 


"The United States is by far the largest and oldest investor in India and we hope the United States will conti]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:21:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Gulf United Energy Acquires Working Interest in Block XXIV Peru and ...</title><link>http://t.love.com/310491325</link><description><![CDATA[Gulf United Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: GLFE) is pleased to report that it has entered into a participation agreement (the "Participation Agreement") with Upland Oil and Gas, LLC Sucursal del Peru ("Upland"). 
Pursuant to the terms of the Participation Agreement, Gulf United, through its wholly owned subsidiary Gulf United Energy del Peru Ltd., acquired from Upland rights to a 35% working interest in Block XXIV Peru, an approximately 280,000 acre onshore and offshore property, and a 35% working interest in the Per]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:03:00</pubDate></item><item><title>The Euro led all the foreign currencies futures down</title><link>http://t.love.com/310484395</link><description><![CDATA[The euro led all the foreign currencies futures down on Thursday, as the Greek drama continued. 


German PM Merkel's chief finance spokesman suggested that Greece should utilize the IMF, rather the Eurozone because of its greater technical ability to provide aid to countries. 
The US stock markets closed mostly higher, oil down and gold slightly up. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:44:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Banking reforms urgent, Harper says at G20 sherpas’ meeting</title><link>http://t.love.com/310484191</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00540/Harper_briefs_G2_540404gm-a.jpg"><br>S tephen Harper is urging G20 officials to rush to complete banking reforms amid fears that competing proposals from several nations could slow momentum for international agreement on new regulations. 


The United States and European nations have floated proposals including levies on financial transactions or capital, but Canada has opposed such taxes and insisted the focus must remain on basic steps like ensuring banks have more capital to back their loans and risks. 


But as countries jockey to ensure t]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:43:00</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE Cibola Senior Citizen’s Advisory Council</title><link>http://t.love.com/310483655</link><description><![CDATA[The Cibola Senior Citizen's Advisory Council is scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Cibola Senior Citizens Center, 550 Jurassic Court, Grants, NM. 
The public is invited to attend. 


If you are an individual with a handicap/disability and require a type of auxiliary aid or service to participate in city meetings, please contact the city clerk at 287-7927 at least one week in advance of the scheduled meeting or as soon as possible, to make necessary arrangements. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:40:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Border Dispute Puts Fate of Foreign Oil Investors in Limbo</title><link>http://t.love.com/310467519</link><description><![CDATA[A maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire that erupted this month casts doubt on future international oil claims near the contested area and raises questions about the reaction of foreign investors to the uncertainty. 


Earlier this month, Côte d'Ivoire appealed to the United Nations to delineate its offshore border with Ghana, a bid seen as controversial, since Russia's Lukoil discovered oil reserves only days before off Ghana's coast. 
Ghana's Jubilee field will also begin operations la]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Experts Warn Against Too Much WTO Litigation</title><link>http://t.love.com/310466873</link><description><![CDATA[Timothy Reif, general counsel to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, stressed the importance of enforcement in U.S. trade policy, speaking at an American Enterprise Institute event on Tuesday afternoon. 


During his 20-minute presentation, he outlined the basic tenets of the Obama administration's 2010 trade policy agenda, released March 1. 
Along with creating a stronger "rules-based trading system," the policy agenda, which comes on the heels of President Barack Obama's promise in the S]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:36:00</pubDate></item><item><title>State Department Briefing by Gordon Duguid, March 18, 2010</title><link>http://t.love.com/310462675</link><description><![CDATA[Good afternoon, everyone. 
I have a couple of notices for you before we go to your questions. 


I'd first like to note that the United States and Pakistan will hold their first strategic dialogue at the ministerial level in Washington, D.C. on March the 24 th . ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>United Nations Daily Highlights, 10-03-18</title><link>http://t.love.com/310462220</link><description><![CDATA[Middle East, including tomorrows meeting at the principals level of the Quartet. 


They also talked about nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, climate change, peacekeeping operations, UN-Russia cooperation and the joint declaration that was signed earlier in the day between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). 

peacekeeping, the CSTO, Somalia and Russia-UN cooperation. 
They held a press encounter afterwards, in which the Secretary-General stressed the need for ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:21:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Millburn seeks 2nd commission term</title><link>http://t.love.com/310453592</link><description><![CDATA[Bret Millburn is seeking a second term on the Davis County Commission. 


While he made his intentions known a couple of months ago to the Bountiful Breakfast Exchange Club, as reported in the Clipper, the Centerville resident has now formally announced his intentions to run. 


"I promise to listen," he said. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:49:00</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. and Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Meeting in …</title><link>http://t.love.com/310451902</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Office of the Spokesman, March 17, 2010 MEDIA NOTE The United States and Pakistan Strategic Dialogue On March 24, the United States and Pakistan will hold their first Strategic Dialogue at the Ministerial level in Washington, DC. 
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will co-chair the talks. 
Topics for discussion will include economic development, water and energy, education, communications and public diplomacy, agriculture, ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:43:00</pubDate></item><item><title>The Congresswoman Is Wrong! Sudan's Democratic Elections: Free, Fair and Transparent</title><link>http://t.love.com/310446923</link><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON ,  March 18  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The latest statements made by Congresswoman  Ileana Ros-Lehtinen  (R-FL) member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee attacking the integrity of the imminent elections in  Sudan  are misguided and worrisome.  
The United States  was among the guarantors of the agreement responsible for ushering in this era of peace in  Sudan , and hence should retain intimate knowledge of the peace process. 
The groundless concerns expressed by the congresswoman and t]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:31:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Myanmar deports jailed American</title><link>http://t.love.com/310446594</link><description><![CDATA[Army-ruled Myanmar deported a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for forgery and immigration offenses. 


Nyi Nyi Aung, a U.S. citizen, was sent home after serving five weeks of his sentence. 
The reason for his deportation, which was agreed by the junta Wednesday, was not immediately known. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:30:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Key U.S. lawmaker sees Iran bill by April</title><link>http://t.love.com/310445307</link><description><![CDATA[A powerful Congress member says he expects Congress to send President Obama an Iran sanctions bill next month that wlll include tougher enforcement provisions for violators. 


"The U.S. government and Congress are approaching this with a sense of urgency because Iran continues at many different levels to work on their nuclear weapons program -- and it's my intention and my hope that we will be able to complete deliberations and send a bill to the president during April." 


The House and Senate have passed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:28:00</pubDate></item><item><title>International Development from A Kingdom Perpespective</title><link>http://t.love.com/310440479</link><description><![CDATA[The ongoing task of international development has dominated the headlines and the airwaves as of late, especially withthe establishment of the Millenium Development Goals, the growing numbers of celebrities involved in charity work, and an expanding global awareness of our humanity's interdependence. 
Nowhere has the challenge of international development been more acutely felt than among Christian congregations and faith-based NGOs. While followers of Christ certainly face a daunting challenge in the fight]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:18:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>