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The Week in Review: September 30-October 6, 10 (1), 2013
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The Week in Review: September 30-October 6, 10 (1), 2013
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COUNTRY REVIEWS
South Asia
Bangladesh
PM Sheikh Hasina and India’s PM Manmohan Singh unveil the foundation plaque for Rampal power plant; Bangladesh requests United Nations to send observer to monitor upcoming general election; BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the country’s Liberation War in 1971; Bangladesh honours foreign friends for their contribution to the country’s liberation war; ADB projects slowing down of economic growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year
Sri Lanka
Russia and Sri Lanka agree on “No First Deployment of Weapons in Outer Space”; Russian Naval Ships are on a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka; Inflation decreased in September, 2013.
Maldives
Inflation rises in Maldives; Maldives called on foreign countries not to interfere with the internal affairs of the country.
East Asia
China
Chinese President Xi Jinping: Existing political disputes between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan could be resolved gradually; Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Malaysian Prime Minister; China agrees to build community of common destiny with ASEAN, China wants to improve ties with Indonesia; CPC officials urged to follow the ‘mass-line’; Chinese experts to join the team inspecting Syrian chemical weapons; China sees recent developments in US-Iran diplomacy as positive for peace in the Middle East; Chinese foreign ministry condemns attack on Chinese Embassy in Syria; Premier Li Keqiang announces deepening of economic reforms; PLA’s annual military drill begins in Guangzhou province of China
Japan
Japan and the US to cooperate in dealing with China and North Korea; Revisions in the Japan and the US defense guidelines are to be completed by the end of 2014; Japan to conduct joint naval exercise with the US and South Korea;
South Korea
South Korean President vows to render North Korea’s nuclear weapons useless.
West Asia
Iran
Obama administration asks US lawmakers to wait until Geneva meeting regarding new sanctions against Iran; Iran’s foreign minister: The telephonic conversation between Rouhani and Obama a thorn in the eyes of ill-wishers of Iran, Islam, and (the Islamic) revolution.
Iran
Jalal Talabani’s party finishes at third position in Kurdish elections.
CENTRAL ASIA & RUSSIA
Central Asia
Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan to get $23 billion for expanding its production; Uzbek Experts involved in Chemical Weapon Disarmament mission in Syria.
Russia
India and Russia to conduct a joint military exercise; Russia has reiterated its support to India’s candidature for permanent member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO); President Putin has outlined the priorities of his government’s domestic and foreign policy; Russia and Japan discuss greater prospects of increasing economic cooperation; Russia successfully launched the Proton-M rocket with Astra-2E satellite; Russia concerned about Syrian opposition’s negative role in elimination of chemical weapons; Syrian mercenaries pose drug threat to Caucasian regions; Lithuania has called on Russia to stop pressuring its neighbours; US to move ahead of Russia in total oil and gas output; Ukraine may face default if it signs Association Agreement with the European Union; Russia to build Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant;
United States of America
India’s Prime Minister: India-US defence cooperation to move from a buyer-seller relationship to a relationship based on co-production and co-research; US government shutdown begins; President Obama criticises House Republicans for forcing a government shutdown; US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned that the United States government shutdown will undermine American credibility abroad; US President Obama called off plans to visit Asia and attend two summits because of the US government shutdown; US President Obama tells Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US is "clear-eyed" about its negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program
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