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US holds off on Belarus sanctions, waiting for EU consensus: Report
Oct 01, 2020 07:16The United States has postponed imposing sanctions on Belarus pending consensus by the member states of the European Union (UN) on the introduction of their own punitive measures against Minsk, a report says.
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President Rouhani: Europe must not allow US bans to affect ties with Iran
Sep 29, 2020 15:33President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the European Union for backing the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement in the face of the US’s unilateral withdrawal, saying Europe should not allow American sanctions to influence its trade dealings with Tehran.
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Putin slams external pressure on Belarus as Macron meets opp. leader
Sep 29, 2020 10:28Russian President Vladimir Putin has decried the “unprecedented external pressure” exerted on neighboring Belarus, as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Lithuania.
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Europe’s anti-Iran human rights statement typical of colonial mindset: Envoy
Sep 27, 2020 03:27Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva has lashed out at European states for making baseless accusations about the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, saying slandering others is in line with certain Western countries' colonial mentality and their delusions of grandeur.
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Iran: EU statement on its human rights situation ‘selective, unacceptable’
Sep 25, 2020 16:47Iran has dismissed as ‘unacceptable, baseless and selective’ a joint statement by European countries on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic, saying it is in fundamental contrast with approaches to promote the issue globally.
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Russia says EU meddling in Belarus’ affairs
Sep 25, 2020 11:58Russia says the European Union (EU)’s decision not to recognize Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus constitutes meddling in the Eastern European country’s affairs.
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On Lukashenko inauguration day Russian paratroopers parachute into Belarus for drills
Sep 23, 2020 14:04Russia’s Ministry of Defense says its paratroopers have parachuted into Belarus as part of joint military exercises.
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Reining in US' destructive behavior necessary to protect multilateralism: Salehi
Sep 21, 2020 13:49The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says multilateralism, as the raison d'être of the United Nations system, has come under serious question, emphasizing that there is no way but to get united and put an end to the destructive behavior of the current United States administration for the interests of the international community.
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Russia denounces UNHRC resolution on Belarus as 'void'
Sep 21, 2020 11:03Russia has denounced the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Belarus as “legally void,” saying that it was pushed by the West to force President Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with the opposition.
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Thousands march in Germany urging EU to take in refugees
Sep 20, 2020 12:19Thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in Berlin and other German cities, urging the European Union to take in migrants left without shelter after a fire destroyed their biggest camp in Greece.