Tuesday 7 April 2015

Japan Diplomacy

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday altered its description of the country's relationship with South Korea, and deleted its previous reference that stated the two nations share the same fundamental values.
The change in reference was made in Japan's annual foreign policy report, known as the Diplomatic Bluebook.
The report was presented to cabinet members at a meeting on Tuesday morning by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

USA/Syria-UN/IS

The United Nations Security Council members on Monday expressed deep concern over the grave situation in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syrian capital Damascus,threatened by the IS militants.
"Members of the Security Council express deep concern regarding the grave situation in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. The members condemned in the strongest terms the grave crimes committed by IS and Al-Nusra against 18,000 civilians in the camp and emphasize the need that such crimes do not go unpunished," Dina Kawar, Jordan's ambassador to UN and the chair of the 15-member UN Security Council, said in a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday.
The Yarmouk refugee camp has seen ferocious shelling and battles, as the IS and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front militants have taken over 90 percent of the camp, a UK-based watchdog group said on Sunday.