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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Jun 06, 2019

North Korea Urges US to Resume Talks

Four months into the stalled denuclearisation talks between the United States and North Korea following the failed Hanoi summit, Pyongyang has once again urged Washington to reflect upon the correct strategic choice to resume talks before its patience wears down.
A spokesperson for North Korea's foreign ministry urged the US to drop its current way of calculation to keep alive the agreement they reached during their first summit in June 2018.
The US should duly look back on the past one year and cogitate about which will be a correct strategic choice before it is too late.

Jun 05, 2019

N. Korea's Nuclear Envoy is Alive

North Korea's nuclear envoy, who, a South Korean newspaper claimed had been executed, is alive but in custody and under investigation for his role in a failed summit with the US.
There has been a series of conflicting reports over the past five days about shake-ups in the North's team that steered negotiations with the US after a failed summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi in February 2019.
Kim Hyok Chol, who led North Korea's working-level talks in the run-up to the Hanoi summit.

Trade Deal with U.K. Possible

U.S. President Donald Trump promised a phenomenal post-Brexit trade deal with Britain as he met outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May to boost their frayed alliance against a backdrop of political turmoil.
The supporters of Brexit believe that a new trade agreement with the United States is crucial to Britain's success outside the EU.

Jun 04, 2019

Rouhani Rules Out Talks

Iran's President ruled out negotiations with Washington until it acts normal, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. is ready to talk to Tehran without preconditions.
Hassan Rouhani said that the party that has left the negotiating table, the party that has trampled the pact must return to a normal behaviour. If the enemy truly realises that the path it took was wrong, that will be the day to sit at the negotiation table and fix any issue.
Mr. Rouhani insisted that Iran would not be bullied into talks with the United States.

Muslim Ministers Step Down in Sri Lanka

Nine Muslim Ministers in Sri Lanka, including four of Cabinet rank, resigned, taking a collective stand against the community being demonised since the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
As per Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem, the move will give the authorities space and time to probe allegations linking Muslim politicians to the terror suspects.
Rauff Hakeem added that either they should apprehend and punish any of us found guilty, or they must vindicate us. We hope they will look into this in a month and bring some closure to this.
The survival of the government will depend on the manner in which it handles the probe and deals with hate speech, racial violence and impunity.

Russia Now Requires Tinder's User Data

Russia's communications regulator says that Tinder is now required to provide user data to Russian intelligence agencies.
The Russian Communications Oversight Agency published a new list of online services operating in Russia that are required to provide user data on demand to Russian authorities, including the FSB security agency.
Russia adopted a flurry of legislation in recent years meant to tighten control over online activity.
The regulator said that Tinder had shared with them information about the company and that it is now on the list of online apps and websites that are expected to cooperate with the FSB.
Russian authorities in 2018 issued an order to ban messaging app Telegram after it refused to provide the user data as required by the Russian law.

Jun 03, 2019

Sri Lankan Presidential Polls

As per Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, the presidential elections in Sri Lanka would be held between November 15 and December 7, clarifying that according to constitutional provisions, the polls must be held one month before the end of the current President's term.

Jun 02, 2019

Mecca Summit Backs Saudis

A Saudi hosted Islamic summit threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace plan suspected to be skewed in favour of Israel, as Muslim nations rallied around Saudi Arabia over tensions with Iran.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) talks, the third and final Iran-focused summit in Mecca, denounced the controversial US move to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
The summit of the 57-member state body, marked by the notable absence of Iran's and Turkey's leaders, also called for a "boycott" of countries that have opened diplomatic missions in the city.

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