Credit: Iraqi Presidency.iq / Federica Mogherini, the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief, and Iraq President Barham Salih in Tunis March 31, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Iraq President Barham Salih met with Federica Mogherini, the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Credit: diplomatie.gouv.fr / German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (left) and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France) Jean-Yves Le Drian at Munich Security Conference Feb. 15, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The UN Peacekeeping Mission (MINUSMA) in west Africa nation Mali is
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Director, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg, at International Peace Institute in Manhattan, NY policy forum Mar. 29, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NIGERIA and SOUTH AFRICA are regional, economic powerhouses on
credit: europeanunion / European Union’s Foreign Affairs Chief Federica Mogherini DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The European Union will not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, the EU’s foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini’s office said in a statement Wednesday. The announcement came just days after
Credit: Wikipedia. European Commission based in Brussels By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Commission is allocating a further €50 million ($56.3 US million) in emergency assistance to help Venezuelans most in need. The EC announced Wednesday in Brussels that the increased aid was
Credit: ml.usembassy.gov / JE SUIS MALI / U.S. Solidarity With Mali By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States condemned the deadly attack in west Africa nation Mali last Saturday that left more than 150 civilians dead including many women and children. “The United
Credit: Wikipedia public domain / Assault rifles including 50 Kalashnikovs were among firearms seized. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Italian and Austrian authorities have, with the support of Eurojust, dismantled an international ring trafficking firearms to supply to Camorra organised crime in Naples. A total of 22
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / Ana Maria Menéndez, United Nations Under-Secretary General, Senior Adviser on Policy, speaks at International Peace Institute policy forum ‘Mobilizing Men as Partners for Women, Peace and Security’ Mar. 20, 2019 New York City. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES There
Credit: UN.org / MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko / UN Security Council delegation press conference with the national and international press at the Sheraton Hotel in Bamako, Mali Mar. 23, 2019. UN Security Council President French ambassador to the United Nations Francois Delattre ( 2nd-from right) and German
Credit: unionjournalism.com / Reported Russian aircraft landed in Caracas, Venezuela Mar. 23, 2019 DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT “Two Russian planes arrived in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday with equipment and personnel to fulfil technical military contracts”, Russian state news agency sputnik reported on Sunday. Giving