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Foreign minister of France, Mr. Mukherjee has told that leading powers (USA, Russia, China and France) have made the project of the list of possible sanctions against Iran, consisting of 14 items. However, the agreement on occasion of acceptance of these sanctions is not reached yet.
Possible sanctions include a number of measures: from financing and investments freezing - before embargo on weapon delivery and possible restrictions on trade in oil.
Mukherjee has also added that he would address to the EU countries-members to discuss possible EU’s sanctions against Iran at a following meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs on October, 15th, 2007.
The UN Security Council has already accepted resolutions on sanctions concerning Iran in connection with refusal to suspend enrichment of uranium. USA acted as basic initiator of resolutions, accusing Teheran in development of the nuclear weapon under covering of the program of “peace atom”. Iranian government approves that the nuclear program of the country has exclusively peace character.

 

During armed conflict naval forces of Sri Lanka have sunk off three boats, belonging to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At least 20 LTTE rebels and a Sri Lankan Navy trooper were killed.
Military spokesman Brig Udayakkara has also added, that during firing one military man of Naval Forces of Sri Lanka was lost, and one more seaman has received wounds and has been hospitalized.
LTTE’s representatives have not given any comments on this information.
In the beginning of July armed forces of Sri Lanka have grasped last bastion of Tamilnet separatists in the east of the country and then the center of opposition between the government and Tamilnet insurgents has displaced from the east of island on the north and in the center.
Opposition between LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka, representing the Singhalese majority, proceeds since 1983. Separatists conduct the armed struggle for creation of the independent state in northern and east areas of island mainly occupied by Tamilnets.

 
 

US President Georges Bush considers, that the former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein was going to run from the country with 1 billion dollars shortly before the beginning of American armies’ intrusion. It became known from the stenogram of President Bush’s and Prime Minister José María Aznar’s conversation.
Under American president’s version, except for 1 billion dollars Saddam Hussein also planned to take all documents on the weapon of mass defeat. During US and Spanish leaders’ dialogue on February, 22nd 2003, month prior to the beginning of the American campaign in Iraq, Bush also said that Hussein’s life is under the threat and he could be killed.
Besides, Bush openly spoke about pressure from Washington on the countries entering UN Security Council, for acceptance of the resolution approving intrusion of the American armies to Iraq. So, for example, according to the published document, Bush says that signing of the agreement on free trade from Chile directly depends on a position of Santiago concerning military operation.
The origin of the stenogram is not underlined. The press-secretary of former Spanish prime-minister has not made any comments concerning its authenticity. The official representative of US National Safety Council has also refused to make comments on this message.

 

The president of the USA Georges Bush has called to make Japan one more constant member of UN Security Council, which is having five countries. Bush has told that the USA “are opened to prospect” expansions of Security Council.
Making speech at UN General Assembly meeting, Bush has also emphasized that they consider, that Japan meets all requirements for constant membership in Security Council and that other countries also can be considered as further candidates.
Let’s remind that the question on expansion of Security Council is being discussed within last decade. Germany, Japan, Brazil and India apply for a constant place in Security Council. However, till now this question remains unsolved. It has not been decided yet how many countries may apply for constant membership in Security Council, what countries need to be made constant members and whether they should have a veto right.
Now the UN Security Council includes 5 constant members, possessing veto right: Russia, the USA, the Great Britain, France and China. Ten more members of the United Nations participate in sessions of Security Council on a rotational basis, being replaced by each two years. Meanwhile the significant part of UN members considers, that the Security Council has ceased to be representative, and its politician is dictated by interests of the developed countries.

 
 

Today two Italian military men, grasped by insurgents, have been released in Afghanistan.
According to the Italian Defense Ministry during special action of NATO forces both of the former captives have been wounded, one of them it is heavily wounded.
Two Italian militaries were gone on Sunday. They were a part of the Italian contingent in the Afghani province Herat; their duties included realization of communication with the Afghani police bodies. Both of the stolen Italians were the agents of special services.
Several hours earlier the representative of the Afghani government has declared that military men have been stolen by insurgents of radical movement “Taliban”. As he said, Italians, the soldiers of International forces on safety assistance in Afghanistan, carried out patrolling in the West of the country and have been grasped together with two Afghans from support personnel. The president of Afghanistan, who is taking part in UN General Assembly session, has declared that the Afghani authorities have the information on a possible site of Italians and will transfer it to Italian management.

 
 

In the end of August, 2007, has reached record figure in 2 million person Number of the Iraqis, compelled because of incessant violence over the country to leave their houses and to search for refuges in special camps or mosques.
International humanitarian organizations name so mass outcome of the population as “unprecedented humanitarian tragedy in the history of Iraq”.
In comparison with July, 2007, the number of displaced persons in Iraq has increased on 71,1 %. Thus, now most of all refugees are concentrated in Baghdad and its vicinities in proportion one million of immigrants to four million capital inhabitants.
The problem of immigrants from Iraq in neighboring countries and in the countries of the Europe completes the problem of “internal refugees”. The number of such emigrants from the moment of the beginning of the American antiIraq campaign (in 2003) has exceeded two million people. Now in the Syria, Iraq’s neighbor, 1,4 million people are the refugees from Iraq and  in Jordan this number deviates from 500 up to 750 thousand people.
UN Security Council cannot explain the reasons of so prompt growth of number of the compelled immigrants in Iraq in terms, when the Iraq and American militarians declare the serious successes, reached in struggle against illegal armed formations, and also in realization of the plan on normalization of safety measures in the Iraq capital.
Thus UN Security Council call the international community, and in particular, the Arabian countries to provide the maximal help in solving the problem of Iraq refugees and rendering assistance to the compelled immigrants. More than 77 % of refugees are women, children and old men; the majority of them live below the breadline, shortages of the foodstuffs and medicines.

 

 

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has thanked special services and police of the country for operative and exact actions on neutralization of group of saboteurs in the Top Abkhazia. He has told that he charged them and he disposed to give the armed answer to classical saboteurs and terrorists.
Mikhail Saakashvili has told that the country is ready for political dialogue and courageous political decisions. But if someone wishes to intimidate a method of terror in Georgia, nothing will turn out. It is not the backward country of the third world.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the diversive group of Sukhumi planned a series of diversions on road to the Top Abkhazia, which the president of the country Mikhail Saakashvili should open on September, 27. Two members of group, including its head, are liquidated, seven are detained. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has promulgated their surnames.
In turn, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia has asked the authorities of Georgia of immediate clearing of the citizens of republic grasped on September, 20th.

 

United States have rejected the request of the president of the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow him to visit a place of acts of terrorism in New York on September, 11th, 2001.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is expected at the next week opening of UN Security Council session in New York, has addressed to the administration of the city and the American special services with the request to resolve to him visiting of a place of acts of terrorism on September, 11th.
As the representative of New-York police has informed, the Iranian President has been refused because of safety reasons and also owing to proceeding of civil works at the place of tragedy.
Thus the representative of US National Safety Council has declared, that similar actions from the top management of other countries are not ordinary action for the city, however, more it was very strange that that the president of the country, which is the sponsor of world terrorism, has expressed desire to visit a place of acts of terrorism.
The representative of the Iranian mission in UN General Assembly has explained that Ahmadinejad intended to assign flowers on a place of tragedy in New York and honor the victims of acts of terrorism on September, 11th 2001. It has been also noted that the Iranian party is still hoping for the compromise with police of New York on this question.

 

 

USA can begin withdrawal of their troops from Iraq in the winter of current year. Such application has been made by America’s top commander, General David Petreus at press the conference in London.
As he said, by the summer 2008, there will be 15 brigades in Iraq that is on a quarter less, than now. David Petreus has emphasized, that it is a question of the American military contingent. He has also noted that the question on troop’s withdrawal will be finally solved despite of any character of further situation in Iran.
Let’s remind, earlier David Petreus declared that he supposes, that till the middle 2008, almost 30 thousand soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq. According to the military leader, the additional for soldiers, which have arrived to Iraq this year, “have basically carried out the problems”. He has also mentioned, as after this step a number of American soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq.
Now the number of the American contingent in Iraq makes almost 160 thousand people. Nevertheless World Society is still continuing to criticize Bush’s military strategy in Iraq.

 

During the meeting with France’s foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner Russian acting Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has told that Russia is concerned over the messages on possible military sanctions concerning Iran.
On September, 16th, Bernard Kouchner has declared, that France should be prepared for possible war with Iran. He has told that France should be ready for the worst and war is the worst that can be. He has emphasized, that the countries of the world should accept new sanctions concerning the Iranian nuclear program before Teheran can create a nuclear bomb that can lead to war. In turn, the prime minister of France has called to undertake all possible efforts to avoid military campaign against Iran.
The UN Security Council has already accepted resolutions on sanctions concerning Iran in connection with refusal of Teheran to suspend enrichment of uranium. USA acted as the basic initiator of resolutions, accusing Iran in development of the nuclear weapon under covering under the “peace atom” program. Teheran, nevertheless, insists on the fact that the nuclear program of Iran has exclusively peace character.
On September, 21st, representatives of Russia, China, the USA and so-called “eurothree” (France, Germany and the Great Britain) will discuss an opportunity of introduction of new sanctions concerning Iran.