European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton Visit to Gaza
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (in green), visits with Palestinian youths, at an U.N. Relief and Works Agency in Gaza (UNRWA) day camp in Gaza City, July 18, 2010. UPI/Shareef Sarhan/U.N. Office
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The prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia were to meet Thursday in Brussels, two days after the two sides exchanged envoys in a landmark diplomatic move.
The European Union welcomes pressure from the United Nations on Belarus over its troubling human rights record, leading commissioners said Friday.
Members of the European Parliament passed a resolution Thursday calling for justice for Turkish authorities suspected of using excessive force.
Protesters camped in Istanbul's Gezi Park must leave because of the "thugs" and "vagabonds" in their midst, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Tuesday's attack on the Supreme Court building in Kabul may constitute a war crime, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said.
The British government said it was encouraging its citizens in Turkey to avoid protests ahead of pro-governments rallies planned for the weekend.
Turkish ties to the European Union depend in part on the right to freedom of expression and assembly, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
Violence linked to demonstrations and police abuses in Turkey is an indication of the government's lack of tolerance for dissent, the European Parliament said.
Cross-border flows of precursor chemicals for illegal and synthetic drugs will be targeted under a new deal struck by Russia and the European Union this week.
European officials said they would keep close tabs on legal proceedings against former Georgian political leaders accused of corruption.
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