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In Azerbaijan, OSCE PA Special Representative encourages increased parliamentary exchanges for Nagorno-Karabakh peace resolution

Concluding a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on 28 May, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on the South Caucasus Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria) reiterated the need for increased parliamentary communication in favour of efforts for a...

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Promoting cultural co-operation between cities to re-energise democracy

The PACE Standing Committee, meeting in Tallinn on May 27, called on member states to foster city-to-city co-operation in the field of culture, so as to re-energise democracy, increase the stability of regions and restore confidence in Europe. The...

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WHO public health advice regarding the Olympics and Zika virus

Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus. Brazil is 1 of almost 60 countries and territories which to date report continuing transmission...

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Is Japan Really Going To Do This?

New initiatives emerged in East Asia this month, largely through the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with consequences that have greatly damaged the ongoing Anglo-American war drive, while opening up the potential for the integration of...

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