MOSCOW — A Japanese diplomat primarily based in Russia’s far jap metropolis of Vladivostok is being expelled after being detained for espionage, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) introduced on Monday.
A consul of the Consulate General of Japan in Vladivostok was “detained red-handed while receiving, for a money reward, information of limited distribution about the current aspects of Russia’s cooperation with one of the Asia-Pacific countries, including the impact of Western sanctions on the economic situation in (Russia’s) Primorsky Territory,” an FSB assertion learn. (Russia-Japan-Espionage)
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TEHRAN — The Iranian nuclear chief mentioned Monday that the verification of Iran’s nuclear actions by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ought to be “impartial and independent,” official IRNA news company reported.
Making the remarks at a gathering of the annual IAEA General Conference within the Austrian capital of Vienna, Mohammad Eslami mentioned Iran’s nuclear program is geared toward civilian use within the subject of electrical energy era, well being, agriculture, surroundings, and trade. (Iran-IAEA-Nuclear Activities)
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CARACAS — The border between Venezuela and Colombia was formally reopened Monday, after a symbolic act led by Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan ministers on the Simon Bolivar Bridge linking the 2 nations.
Petro mentioned he hoped the reopening would profit the residents on either side, who for years needed to danger passing by unauthorized crossings. (Venezuela-Colombia-Border Reopen)
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UNITED NATIONS — This 12 months’s common debate of the UN General Assembly concluded on Monday, after representatives of 190 member states spoke across the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.”
Csaba Korosi, president of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, mentioned in his closing remarks that 126 heads of state and authorities took half on this 12 months’s common debate.
“The sheer number of you who took part in this debate points to the importance that the general debate holds in international affairs,” mentioned Korosi. (UN-General Debate-Conclusion)