Italy asks EU for extraordinary meeting on Libya, Iraq, Gaza August 11, 2014 - 19:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy's foreign minister said she had asked the European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, for an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss support for Iraqi Kurds and the fighting in Libya and Gaza, according to Reuters. Italy holds the rotating presidency of the EU, and Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's candidate to take the Ashton's job. She made her comments in an interview with RAI state radio on Monday. French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius, who visited Iraq on Sunday and met Kurdish regional president Masoud Barzani, also wrote to Ashton urging an urgent EU meeting, in response to Kurdish appeals for humanitarian aid and arms, his ministry said in a statement. During the same interview, Mogherini said Italy would support Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamists. "I'm not talking about a military intervention, but an act of support for the military of the independent government of Iraqi Kurdistan," she said, calling stopping the advance of Islamic State militants an "absolute necessity". The United States has carried out three days of air strikes against Islamic State militants, who have seized a swath of northern Iraq. International pressure is mounting on other countries to help out.  Top stories "As two neighbors, Iran and Russia have common viewpoints toward political, regional and global issues," Dehghan said. At least 2,500 and possibly up to 5,000 suspects have traveled from Europe to conflicts in Syria and Iraq, Wainwright said. Yet even as Aliyev cultivates the West, he is convinced that foreign-financed organizations, including RFE/RL, are out to get him. Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.   Partner news |  Latest news HTC One M9 benchmarking test shows how powerful it might be  The Android device, which is also being referred to as Hima, was assigned a single-core score of 1232 and a multi-core score of 3587.Acer pledges support to Windows Phone With Microsoft recently confirming that Windows Phone will be swallowed up by Windows 10, Acer's new devices are expected to run the new OS.Global Finance names Ameriabank best trade finance bank in Armenia The magazine awarded the prizes to the banks in 84 countries, with the amount of transactions, customer service quality and other factors considered.Defense Minister sees no danger of renewal of war in Karabakh "If we are to choose between observation of ceasefire and provision of peace, we'll take every effort to achieve the latter," Seyran Ohanyan said. |
