Tag Archives: US
According to US report, foreigners joining IS reaches nearly 30,000
Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released on Tuesday showed. The United States is...
Greece continues to insert naming dispute in a meeting of the coalition against ISIS
Greek media report that the United States have again ignored a request from Greece to list the Republic of Macedonia under the temporary reference name during a meeting on violent extremism, that is part of an American initiative to defeat...
Raul Castro calls for US to lift trade embargo
Cuban President Raul Castro has told the UN that normal relations with the US will only be possible if America takes a number of measures including the abolition of its trade embargo, the BBC reports.
He said it was also necessary for the US...
US will support NATO membership for Montengro
United States Vice President Joe Biden had a phone conversation with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic on Monday, in which he said that US will support Montenegro for NATO membership, if there is enough public support in the country.
“The...
US Embassy: Allegations that the West is destabilizing Macedonia are absurd
Recent allegations that the US is involved in a plot to destabilize Macedonia are absurd, the US Embassy says in regard to statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the West stands behind the current events in the country.
“Recent...
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Yee visits Macedonia
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Brian Hoyt Yee pays April 1617 a visit to Macedonia, said the U.S. Embassy to Skopje. Deputy Assistant Secretary Yee is set to meet with Prime Minister Nikola...
Documentary about Macedonia to be screened in the US
The documentary about Macedonia ‘A Name is a Name’ will be screened Tuesday at the prestigious Brown University in Providence, Road Island.
The event is organized by Macedonian nationals, studying at this University under the support...
Interior Minister Jankuloska: Phenomenon of radicalization exists in every society
In today’s world of modern security risks, the phenomenon of radicalization is ever more present in every society, in which parts of the young population is accepting extreme positions and ideas, changing their behaviour and turning their...
Senator Murphy: Loss of US interest in the Balkans makes Greece complacent in the name issue
US Senator Christopher Murphy believes that Balkans countries have got the feeling that the United States have lost interest in the region and he called that it is high time for the Obama administration to devote more resources in the region.
One...
Defense Minister Jolevski visits United States
Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski is in the United States for a working visit, during which he is meeting with White House, Pentagon and State Department officials, as well as with military leaders.
Defense Ministry informs that...