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UN chief backs EU's effort to rescue Iran nuclear deal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels, May 17 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday backed the European Union's (EU) endeavour to rescue the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
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UN Chief appeals to avoid escalating Syrian crises
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [United States], April 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to avoid actions which could escalate the crisis in Syria and "deepen the suffering of its people."
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UN Secy General hails China's role in solving inter-Korean issues
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday applauded China's role in solving the on-going Korean Peninsula issue on the sidelines of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference, to commence from Sunday.
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Iran plane crash: UN Secretary-General offers condolences
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended condolences to the families of the victims and the people and Government of Iran, over the plane crash in the country that claimed 66 lives.
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UN Secretary-General meets N Korean delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula after he met North Korean ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday.
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UN Chief urges Maldives govt. to lift state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male (Maldives), Feb. 07 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed serious concern about the situation in Maldives and urged the government to uphold the rule of law in the island nation.
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UN-backed Lebanon tribunal's tenure extended for three years
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.23 (ANI): The tenure and mandate of the tribunal set up to try the accused involved in the February 2005 bomb attack in Beirut that killed 22 people, including former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and injured many others, has been extended by three years
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Trump's decision on Jerusalem has opened 'gates of hell', warns Arab world
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi/London [India/U.K.], December 7 (ANI): The Arab world has denounced the United States's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said the holy city would continue to remain "eternal capital of the State of Palestine" and President Donald Trump's move has opened "the
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Netanyahu welcomes US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi/Manhattan [India/U.S.], December 7 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the United States' move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and termed it a "historic day".
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Rohingya crisis:Aung San Suu Kyi meets UN chief, Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Nov.14 (ANI): Myanmar'State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under rising global pressure to solve the Rohingya crisis in northern Rakhine State, has had meetings here with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerso
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US, UNSC condemn Kabul, Ghor terrorist attacks
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington/New York [United States], Oct.21 (ANI): The United States of America, the United Nations Security Council and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres have strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of at least 70 people and injure
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UN chief doing 'very spectacular job', says Trump
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has praised United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying that he is doing a 'very spectacular job' at the organization.
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