Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)– 15 April 2011 – UPDATE 14:30 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status (Note: The next written brief will be available on Monday, 18 April, unless there are any significant developments.) On Friday, 15 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety[Read More…]
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UN Human Rights Experts Urge Syria to End Crackdown and Carry Out Reforms
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 April 2011 – A group of United Nations human rights experts today denounced the rising death toll and brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria, and called on authorities to immediately halt the repression and engage in a meaningful dialogue on reforms. “Firing[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Funding for Fiscal Year 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. As the President said last week, we are pleased that Democrats and Republicans, on behalf of all Americans, were able to reach an agreement to avert a government shutdown by making significant spending cuts while still investing in our future. Because of this deal, small[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Secretary Clinton is in Berlin / UN Security Council Resolution 1973 / U.S. Continues to Play a Supportive Role / Remain Confident in NATO’s Ability to Carry Out Operation Unified Protector / Over all NATO Operation is Successful / Continue[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – 1:51 P.M. EDT. Participating in today’s Press Briefing is Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jacob Lew. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar After a Bilateral Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome the Emir of Qatar, and we have just completed a very useful conversation. I expressed to him my appreciation of the leadership that the Emir has shown when it comes to democracy in the Middle[Read More…]
NATO to Maintain High Operational Tempo as Long as Necessary in Libya
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. Foreign Ministers of NATO Allies and the six operational partners contributing to Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR met in Berlin today and reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the enforcement of the United Nations Security Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in support of the Libyan people, and the protection of their[Read More…]
Afghanistan and NATO Put Theory into Practice in Their Enduring Partnership
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. At the meeting of Foreign Ministers in Berlin today, NATO and Afghanistan began to chart the path of how to take their Partnership forward, throughout the Transition process and beyond 2014. Today in Berlin, Afghanistan and the Foreign Ministers of the 48 nations which contribute to ISAF[Read More…]
New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Assumes Duties
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, welcomed the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Simon Gass, at the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Berlin, Germany, on 14 April 2011. The Senior Civilian Representative is responsible for carrying forward the political-military aspects of[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 14, 2011 (11 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has moved highly contaminated water from a concrete enclosure outside reactor 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the utility reported. TEPCO said the water is stored in the reactor’s condenser. To help keep[Read More…]
