[…] Turkish President Abdullah Gul criticized Israeli on Sunday, urging the Jewish state to take advantage of the Arab Spring. Gul chose not to attend the World Policy Conference in Vienna organized by Austrian President Heinz Fischer on Saturday only because Defense Minister Ehud Barak was present. Gul remarked that Israel has yet to fully comprehend the reasons behind Ankara’s tough stance against Jerusalem. […]
Amr Moussa : L’ensemble du Moyen-Orient doit changer
Le Printemps arabe a été au cœur de la 4e « World policy conference » organisée à Vienne par l’Ifri. « Nous ne voulons plus vivre sous des dictatures et l’ensemble du Moyen-Orient doit changer », a lancé Amr Moussa, lors de la World policy conference à Vienne (Autriche), qui s’est tenue du 9 au 11 décembre. Et l’ancien secrétaire général de la Ligue arabe, candidat déclaré à la prochaine présidentielle égyptienne, d’ajouter : « Les changements toucheront à des degrés divers tous les pays. […]
Vienna – Barak: What Did We Get For Disengagement? 10,000 Missile Strikes
[…] Defense Minister Ehud Barak alluded to the 2005 Disengagement from Gaza Sunday as he warned that Israel would strike back at terrorists there. « Since Friday, about 36 missiles have been fired from Gaza at Israeli communities, » he said in a speech at the World Policy Conference in Vienna. […]
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Για τη διακονία του Πρώτου Θρόνου της Ορθοδοξίας δια μέσω των αιώνων και ιδιαιτέρως στον σύγχρονο κόσμο αναφέρθηκε ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος, στην ομιλία του, το απόγευμα του Σαββάτου, ενώπιον της ολομέλειας της Δ’ Διεθνούς Διασκέψεως «World Policy Conference» που πραγματοποιείται στο Παλάτι Hofburg, στην Βιέννη. […]
Эхуд Барак: падение режима Асада – благословение для Ближнего Востока
Министр обороны Израиля Эхуд Барак заявил в ходе выступления на международной конференции в Вене (World Policy Conference), что падение режима Башара Асада, которое произойдет, по его подсчетам, в ближайшие несколько недель, станет « благословением для всего Ближнего Востока ». Об этом сообщают в воскресенье, 11 декабря, зарубежные новостные издания и, в частности, немецкое информационное агентство DPA. […]
China a supporter to debt crisis settlement
China is one of the active supporters of the international community to European crisis settlement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said here on Saturday.Attending the fourth World Policy Conference, she voiced the hope that Europe could expand the mutually beneficial cooperation between Europe and China, and create a favorite condition for attracting investment from developing countries including China. […]
China says already part of effort to help Europe
China will remain part of international efforts to help Europe through its crisis, vice foreign minister Fu Ying said on Saturday, dismissing the idea that Beijing was sitting back as the region suffered.China will be part of the international effort to help Europe. We’ve done a lot, we have been so much in it, Europeans know it, » she told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Vienna. […]
Israel calls for paralysing sanctions on Iran
Iran’s ruling clerics could use nuclear weapons to strengthen their grip on power and the world must urgently impose crippling sanctions to prevent them from building such arms, Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday.Ehud Barak also predicted that Syria’s ruling Assad family could fall within weeks and that this would be a « blessing » for the Middle East. »Something is wrong with this family, the way they suppress the will of the Syrian people, killing them, slaughtering their own people, » he told a conference in Vienna. […]
Israël, 6 dépêches
[…] Le président de la République de Turquie, Abdullah Gül, a annulé sa participation à un déjeuner organisé à Vienne dans le cadre de la quatrième édition de la Conférence politique mondiale (World Policy Conference) après qu’il eut été informé de celle du ministre de la Défense israélien, Ehoud Barak.
La Turquie a fortement réduit ses relations diplomatiques avec Israël depuis l’affaire de la flottille, en mai 2010. […]
La chute d’Assad serait une bénédiction, estime Barak
La chute du président syrien Bachar al-Assad serait « une bénédiction » pour le Proche-Orient et un coup porté à « l’axe Iran-Hezbollah », a déclaré dimanche le ministre israélien de la Défense, Ehud Barak, cité par l’agence de presse autrichienne APA. »Une chute d’Assad serait une bénédiction pour le Proche-Orient », a dit M. Barak lors d’une conférence à Vienne, selon APA. […]
Top-level World policy conference in Vienna
International dignitaries including several heads of state met at the three-day « World Policy Conference » in Vienna at the invitation of the French think-tank « Institut Francais des Relations Internationales » (IFRI).The main theme of the conference was a global approach to current problems and international crises. […]
Wien : Vorweihnachtlicher ökumenegipfel Schönborn-Bartholomaios
[…] Mit einem von Bundespräsident Heinz Fischer gegeben Mittagessen hat am Freitag in Wien die World Policy Conference » begonnnen. Im Vorfeld der Konferenz fand am Freitagvormittag in Wien ein hochkarätiges vorweihnachtliches ökumene-Gespräch zwischen Kardinal Christoph Schönborn und dem ökumenischen Patriarchen Bartholomaios I. statt. […]
Israel Warns Of Erratic Short-term Effect Of Arab Spring
[…] In the long range, [the Arab spring] is extremely moving, » Barak said during a panel discussion at the World Policy Conference. « But in the short and medium term, the outcome is totally unpredictable, » he said. This weekend’s meeting united around 150 political and business leaders from the Middle East and elsewhere. […]
Patriarch Bartholomaios beendete österreich-Besuch
Bei World Policy Conference » in Wiener Hofburg hatte Ehrenoberhaupt der Weltorthodoxie an EUPolitiker appelliert, auch in der Krise nie spirituelle Wurzeln Europas zu vergessenWien, 11.12.11 (KAP) Mit einem großen Gottesdienst in der Wiener griechisch-orthodoxenDreifaltigkeitskathedrale hat am Sonntag der fünftägige österreichbesuch des Ehrenoberhaupts der Weltorthodoxie, Patriarch Bartholomaios I., geendet. Mit dem ökumenischen Patriarchen konzelebrierten u.a. die Metropoliten Emmanuel Adamakis (Paris) und Arsenios Kardamakis (Wien). […]
Euro row a blow to Franco-British camaraderie
The warm smiles and backslapping when Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron feted their Libyan victory in September were a distant memory this week as the French leader shoved Britain aside to make way for a new treaty to save the euro. […] Relations are intact, » Sarkozy’s top diplomatic adviser Jean-David Levitte said in Vienna on Saturday, stressing that Britain’s divergence from Europe did not affect its partnership with France in defence and foreign affairs. […]
Президент Турции совершил дипломатический демарш
[…] В администрации Гюля объяснили, что президент принял решение не посещать обед в рамках мероприятия World Policy Conference после того, как узнал, что на нем будет присутствовать Барак. Также он отказался от группового фотографирования с участием министра обороны Израиля. Вместо этого президент Турции посетил турецкий район в Вене. […]
Gul boycotts Vienna event over Israel
[…] Fischer hosted a luncheon in honor of heads of states and ministers attending the World Policy Conference in Vienna. The Turkish president was also invited, but decided now to show up after learning of Barak’s presence.According to the report, instead of attending the event, Gul chose to visit a local neighborhood of Turkish immigrants. […]
Президент Турции не стал обедать из-за Барака
[…] О демарше президента Гюля сообщили турецкие СМИ, а вслед за ними о «бойкоте» сообщили и израильские информационные сайты. Вместо того, чтобы идти на обед вместе с другими главами государств-участников проходящей в Вене Конференции по мировой политике (World Policy Conference), Гюль отправился в венский квартал, населенный выходцами из Турции. […]
La politique, En bref…
[…] Egypte-Israël – L’ex-secrétaire général de la Ligue arabe Amr Moussa, qui affiche ses ambitions pour la présidence en Egypte, a estimé hier vendredi à Vienne qu’à la suite du » printemps arabe « , le changement devait toucher tous les pays de la région, y compris Israël. »Nous connaissons un changement historique et sérieux », a déclaré Moussa lors d’une conférence sur les relations internationales (World Policy Conference) organisée par l’Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri). […]
WSJ: Serbia Set For Storm After EU Snub
[…] Tadic, who canceled a trip to Vienna, where he was expected to participate on Saturday at the World Policy Conference that is bringing several of the region’s leaders together to discuss Europe’s future, will have a hard time explaining his electorate that this EU snub is justified. […]
Turkish President shuns event attended by Israel’s Defense Minister
Turkish President Abduallah Gul skipped a lunch attended by Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday at an international conference held in Vienna, Austria. Officials at Gul’s office said that the president found out that Barak would be attending the event, held as part of the Fourth Edition of the World Policy Conference, and decided not to attend.
Misstöne Türkei-Israel bei World Policy Conference
Die in Wien stattfindende « World Policy Conference » sorgt offenbar nicht in allen Fällen für bessere Verständigung angesichts globaler Herausforderungen: Wie türkische und israelische Medien am Samstag berichteten, ließ der türkische Präsident Abdullah Gül seine Teilnahme an einem von Bundespräsident Fischer gegebenen Mittagessen ausfallen, weil der israelische Verteidigungsminister Barak daran teilnahm. […]
Gul, Barak trade snubs in Vienna
[…] According to Turkish media reports, Gul – who along with Barak was among those attending the fourth annual World Policy Conference – made sure that he did not enter Vienna’s Hofburg Palace where the conference was taking place at the same time as Barak. Likewise, he did not attend a luncheon hosted by Austrian President Heinz Fisher, or take part in a group picture of leaders at the conference, because of Barak’s participation. […]
Small Countries Join EU, Big Countries Bargain
Small countries were joining the European Union while big countries were bargaining, Turkey’s president said late Dec. 9 after Turkey’s disappointment in not progressing in its EU bid while Croatia signed its accession treaty. « Small countries are joining the EU, but big countries are bargaining, » Gul said at the fourth World Policy Conference in Vienna, Austria. Gul’s remarks came after Croatia, whose negotiation process with the union began at the same time as Turkey, signed an accession treaty with the EU. […]
Turkish president worries about worsening xenophobia in Europe
[…] There are growing manifestations of intolerance and discrimination in most European countries, as well as a growing support for parties which believe that the immigration is the biggest cause of decreasing security, crime, poverty and social problems, » said Gul during his speech at the fourth « World Policy Conference » held in Vienna. […]
New Israeli ambassador to take up post in Cairo next week
[…] Meanwhile, Amr Mousa, the former secretary general of the Arab League and a candidate for the Egyptian presidency, said on Friday that this year’s Arab Spring uprisings should effect the whole region, including Israel.
« We are seeing a historic and serious change, » Mousa said at the World Policy Conference in Austria’s capital. « Israel should change too. » […]
Finanzkrise: Gül gibt Nachlässigkeit der EU die Schuld
Die Finanzkrise, die derzeit über Europa hinweg rollt, hat nach Ansicht des türkischen Präsidenten Abdullah Gül nur eine Ursache: Die « Nachlässigkeit » der Europäischen Union. Die Türkei stehe dazu im krassen Gegensatz. Dort herrsche wirtschaftliche und politische Dynamik. […]
After Arab Spring, Israel should change too: Arab leader
This year’s Arab Spring uprisings should effect the whole region, including Israel, Amr Mussa, the former secretary general of the Arab League and a candidate for the Egyptian presidency, said Friday, APA reports quoting AFP.We are seeing a historic and serious change, » Mussa said at the World Policy Conference in Austria’s capital. « Israel should change too. » […]
After Arab Spring, Israel should change too: Arab leader
[…] « We are seeing a historic and serious change, » Mussa said at the World Policy Conference in Austria’s capital. « Israel should change too. »Mussa, who headed the Arab League from 2001 to 2011, said the Arab world has changed forever and recent events had created a « new regional order. » […]
Turkey’s Gul spurns Vienna lunch with Barak
Turkish President Abdullah Gul went sightseeing in Vienna rather than take part in a lunch in the Austrian capital also attended by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a report said Saturday.Both men, in town for the two-day World Policy Conference, were on Austrian President Heinz Fischer’s lunch guest list on Friday. […]
