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The Week in Review: Aug 12-18, 8 (3), 2013
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COUNTRY REVIEWS
South Asia
Bangaldesh
Bangladesh opens a new deputy high commission in Mumbai; Government appeals death penalty for convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam; Indian offers assistance in developing the education sector of Bangladesh; US Ambassador in Bangladesh: United States wants a dialogue between Bangladesh’s two major political parties; Trial of BSF trooper began in connection with the killing of a Bangladeshi teenage girl; Reports: Attempts being made to reorganise the banned terror outfit Huji.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris visits India; Sri Lanka and Pakistan hold discussions on strengthening the cooperation in water and power sectors; Sri Lanka and Belarus hold discussions on reaching an agreement to avoid double taxation on income; Representatives of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) meet with officials from the United States Department of State; Representatives from 15 Commonwealth countries visit Sri Lanka; Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
Maldives
MoU between Maldives and the Turkish National Police signed; The first phase of the project to develop a harbour for the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coastguard inaugurated.
East Asia
China
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully to visit to China, Mongolia; The Pentagon: The visit to the United States by Chinese Minister of National Defense Chang Wanquan will help sustain the "positive momentum"; Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Sochi; Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held telephonic talks with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy over the violence in Egypt; a four-ship fleet of the China Coast Guard (CCG) patrolled the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands ; China summons Japan's ambassador to lodge a strong complaint after two Japanese cabinet ministers publicly paid their respects at the Yasakuni Shrine ; Chinese People's Liberation Army will conduct a four-day live-fire exercise ; China issues first guideline to prevent unjust or wrongful judgments; PLA Air Force team visits Moscow to stage their first air show with J-10 jet fighters
West Asia
Iran
Rohani calls first meeting of his cabinet members; MRPL plans to lift four Iranian oil cargoes this month
Iraq
US Secretary of State warns of potential instability in Iraq due to violence in the country and an ongoing conflict in Syria; Syrian refugees poured into the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq
Russia
Russia to officially hand over first unit of Bushehr NPP to Iran; Russia-China anti-terrorist military exercises have ended successfully; Russia is ready to help investigate India’s submarine accident; Russia praises Syria’s willingness to allow chemical weapons inspection; Construction of Russia-Ukrainian nuclear fuel plant in Ukraine to start in mid-September; North Korea says its friendship with Russia will contribute to peace in North East Asia; Russia urges political forces in Egypt to show restraint; Russia criticises Lithuania’s decision to extradite its citizen to US; Russian and Ukrainian Presidents discuss customs issues; Russia’s Presidential aide says there is no pause in Russia-US ties; President Putin pays an official visit to Baku.
United States of America (USA)
Japan and the United States agree to strengthen bilateral ties; United States greets India on its 67th Independence Day; United States urges India and Pakistan to contribute to stability and prosperity in South Asian region; United States begins reopening embassies in the Middle East and Africa that were closed due to security threats.
DEFENCE REVIEW
National
Union Cabinet accords 'in principle’ approval to the setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU); Defence Minister Shri AK Antony :A bilateral Agreement provides for cooperation between the Armies of India and Singapore for periodic conduct of training and exercises in India remains valid for five years until August, 2018
International
US to address Israel’s concerns in future US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants; Poland to limit its participation in overseas military missions and concentrate on modernizing its forces at home.
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