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Extremist movement Hezbollah and its supporters have obeyed to the requirement of army and stop the armed opposition in Beirut. According to the widespread the Lebanese opposition application, it “will stop the armed presence at Beirut and transfers the control over city of army of Lebanon”.
Nevertheless, it is marked in the application that the opposition will continue to achieve the political aims by campaign of civil disobedience.
Earlier today the army has called the contradictory parties in Beirut take the armed supporters from the street and to unblock the roads.
Till last moment the army of Lebanon did not interfere with the conflict of opposing groups, standing aside from collisions. Today the prime minister of Lebanon has accused extremist movement of attempt of the armed revolution and has called army to put things in order and to take the armed people from streets.
Military command has, in turn, refused to execute requirements of the government concerning Hezbollah; however has clearly allowed both parties to understand that they should stop armed conflicts.

The parliament of Canada has approved prolongation of fighting mission in Afghanistan up to 2011. Under condition of additional support of fighting operations in the south of this country from NATO allies.
Term of the Canadian mission in Afghanistan, according to law, expires in February 2009. Canadian government of conservatives presented in parliament by minority, has directed the offer on prolongation of mission in the beginning of February, 2008, together with inquiry about a vote of confidence to the government.
Thus, the disapproval of further military presence of Canada in Afghanistan threatened with dissolution of the government and carrying out of prescheduled parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile Canadian opposition complains, that military men of the country do not receive due support from coalition partners in southern province Kandahar, where resistance of movement “Taliban” is traditionally strong. Since 2001 nearby 2,5 thousand Canadian the soldier stay in Afghanistan, thus losses of a contingent have made already 80 person - only USA and the Great Britain have more victims.
The president of the USA Georges Bush has once again tried to convince the allies of NATO to send additional forces to Afghanistan. Formally all 26 members of the North Atlantic alliance are presented in this country, however, mostly military men from the USA, Canada, the Great Britain and the Netherlands serve on the advanced boundaries of southern Afghani provinces. Meanwhile Germany, France, Italy and Spain prefer to direct soldiers to quieter areas of the north and the West of the country.
The Afghani contingent of the USA is totaled with 29 thousand people in structure of a 40-thousand NATO coalition. In April, 2008, Pentagon is measured to send 3 thousand 200 sea infantrymen to Afghanistan.
 

The unwillingness of Peking to open the purpose and scales of the military expansion can become the reason of destabilization of all Asian-Pacific region. So the US Defense Ministry considers.
As it has been emphasized, Washington considers constant underestimation of real charges by the government of China for military needs as one of the most disturbing factors.
As Associated Press transfers, it is spoken in the US Defense Ministry in the report that the international community has the limited representation about motives, decision-making process and the purposes of modernization the defensive complex by China.
Lack of a transparency of China’s activity in defensive and military spheres can lead to strengthening of conflicts and misunderstandings in attitudes. China increases and modernizes military means and threatens balance of forces of Asian-Pacific region, and escalating of strategic opportunities of China influences a situation outside this region.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called Turkey to disengage armies from northern Iraq within the next few days. The chapter of the American Ministry of Defense considers very important to carry out military operation of Turkey as soon as possible.
Minister has emphasized necessity to remember the sovereignty of Iraq and has urgently recommended Ankara to disengage in the near future Turkish armies from the north of this country.
Before this US Defense Secretary called Turkey to solve a problem of Kurds by political and economic methods, emphasizing, that counterterrorist operation in this respect not the most effective tool.
The USA in their appeals to the world in the north of Iraq is guided especially by a pragmatism and calculation. Washington is afraid, that operations in region will be reflected in deliveries of oil pipeline. Other reason can rely in fears that with activity of Kurds in the north of the country can activate the Islamic terrorist groupings.
Baghdad acts sharply against intrusion of Turkey into Northern Kurdistan. In particular, on February, 24th Iraq has called Turkey to disengage the armies from the Iraq territories “as soon as possible” and to sit down for a negotiating table, having declared, that unilateral carrying out of military operation by Turkey in the north of Iraq bears threat of stability in region and breaks the sovereignty of Iraq. At the same time Baghdad recognizes, that it ia unable to take a situation in this region under control.

Egyptian armies have completely closed passes through border with Gaza Strip. Today last gap in a wall, dividing two territories has been closed.
Egyptian frontier guards have resolved to inhabitants of Gaza and the Egyptians, who have appeared in another’s territories, to come back, then on check items the former order was established.
One and a half weeks ago insurgents of radical movement “Hamas”, have blown up a boundary wall then through the formed gaps to Egypt thousand inhabitants boundary have rushed.
They have started to buy up the foodstuffs and fuel in the Egyptian territory as in Gaza strip the humanitarian crisis caused by blockade from Israel proceeds. Cairo has immediately called “Hamas” and movement Fatah, headed Mahmoud Abbas, for negotiations on settlement of boundary crisis.
As a result “Hamas”, supervising Gaza Strip, has agreed on the offer of Egypt on closing border.
Today the situation in the Palestinian autonomy will be a point of issue at a meeting of the commissioner of the European Union with Egyptian authorities. It is expected, that during two-day stay in Cairo UN Secretary will meet the Egyptian leaders and, except for the Palestinian question, will discuss also other Middle East problems.

Pentagon postpones reduction of a military contingent in Germany at least for two years. As Pentagon’s press-secretary has informed, “Command has made a decision to postpone redislocation of army brigades billeted in Germany “.
Analysts mark, that delays with realization of this plan are connected with fears of Washington in occasion of military-political confrontation with Russia.
However Pentagon has declared, that the decision accepted today, is “temporary” and it is connected with unavailability of bases in Texas and New Mexico to accept military men at originally certain terms.
Earlier the US Defense Ministry planned to return home two brigades till 2011. However, by inquiry of the chapter of US command in Europe Pentagon has disposed to postpone redislocation of one brigade till 2012 and another one - till 2013.
Idea of reduction of US military contingent in the Europe from 68 thousand person in 2001 up to 28 thousand in 2012 belongs was to the chapter of the Pentagon.
Fears of the USA are caused with the fact of the announcement of Russia’s moratorium on discharge of duties on membership in the Contract about usual armed forces in the Europe. The given moratorium means, that now the Russian Federation is not obliged to give to other members the information on the armies; besides on the part of the European continent Moscow can place arms and military contingent, proceeding exclusively from national interests.

Us Secretary for State Condoleeza Rice has with unexpected visit come to Iraq. After the arrival Rice has met members of half-military regenerative division in Kirkuk. Later Rice has gone to Baghdad, where she has held a meeting with representatives of the government of the country.
Let’s note, that visits of the majority of large American politicians to Iraq very often have unexpected character. So, on December, 5th, US Defense Minister has come to Iraq with similar anonymous visit.
The reason of his visit relied in estimation of a current situation in the country and the progress, reached owing to strengthening of the American presence. US Minister Defense has lead meetings with heads of armies in Iraq and with the prime-minister of the country.
And on September, 3rd, George bush has come to Iraq with unexpected visit to Iraq. During a trip it has made a number of promising applications, any of which, however, and has not been realized. In particular, Bush has not excluded, that number of the American militaries in Iraq can be reduced, if it will be possible to fix the reached successes in safety sphere.
Nevertheless essential reduction of the American contingent in Iraq has not occurred.

The Turkish army has promised to continue operations against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq.
Turkey has declared that operations will be exclusively directed against PKK and will not touch other groupings and peace population, in case if they will not behave aggressively concerning Turkish soldiers.
On Saturday Turkey has informed, that armed forces have stroked the massed blow with “application of means fire supports” on the group of 50-60 PKK’s insurgents.
The group of insurgents has been found out during prospecting work then “against terrorists’ intensive fighting operation” has been lead. Means have allowed defining, that the group of insurgents has had significant losses after the attack.
Before starting the attack against Kurdish insurgents, the prime minister of country has declared, that the government of Turkey has approved intrusion of armed forces to the territory of northern Iraq for struggle with PKK.
PKK leads the armed struggle for creation of the independent Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey since 1984.

 

 
 

In connection with introduction in the country of the state of emergency declared some hours before the expiration of its presidential powers Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has ordered to give special powers to Lebanese military command.
According to Lahoud’s application, military command of the country has the right to place forces of safety in territory of Lebanon under own discretion and should transfer authority to the Lebanese government as soon as it will be recognized constitutional.
Thus Lahoud has declared the operating cabinet of Lebanon unconstitutional on the basis of which state of emergency has been declared without approval of the government. In reply to it representatives of the Lebanese cabinet have declared, that the decree of the president about introduction of state of emergency cannot be recognized legitimate as, according to the constitution of Lebanon, corresponding decision of the government is required.
Crisis of authority in Lebanon is proceeding for some months. For this time oppositional forces of the country have not managed to come to the compromise concerning the new president of the country, who should replace the retiring Lahoud. Today presidential elections in Lebanon have been once again postponed - this time - till November, 30th 2007.

 

The US State department has appointed conference across the Near East on November, 27th. It will pass in Annapolis, state of Maryland (USA). Such information has been officially declared by the US State Department.
The city of Annapolis is in 50 kilometers from Washington, and main naval academy of the USA, where the conference will be held, is located there.
Israel and the USA hope that it will become a starting point for the beginning peace talks between the Jewish state and the Palestinian national administration (PNA). Maybe during this meeting the arrangement concerning creation of the independent Palestinian state will be reached.
Palestinians require that it included all Gaza Strip, the Western bank of Jordan, East part of Jerusalem and small areas on border of the Western bank of Jordan.
In turn Tel Aviv hopes, that after the signing of the final peace agreement Israel will manage to save parts of the Western bank of Jordan, where association of the Jewish settlements settles down. In exchange for it Israel is ready to give an equal part of its territory.
In total representatives of 47 countries and public organizations are invited for participation in conference for participation in conference.
Such Arabian countries as Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan and Tunis will participate in it.
Besides the parties (Israel and PNA), “a quartet of intermediaries”, EU’ and the United Nations’ representatives, representatives of some the countries of Asia, Africa and the Europe will arrive to the conference. Representatives of the International currency fund and the World Bank are invited as observes.