On 25 May 2016 Lebanon enters its third year without a President. The sovereignty, stability, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon are important for the European Union. Lebanon remains an example of freedom, diversity and tolerance for the region, but the prolonged political crisis can only further weaken the country and its institutions in facing its many challenges. Lebanon cannot afford to wait for the region to solve its problems before it addresses this issue.
The EU again urges Lebanese political forces and all stakeholders to put partisan and individual interests aside and find a viable compromise to elect a President swiftly. The EU supports the efforts deployed by the Lebanese government under difficult circumstances to ensure that issues of dissent do not hinder completely the functioning of Lebanese Institutions, and do not compromise the delivery of international assistance. In this context the EU commends the Lebanese Armed Forces' work for the safety and security of the country. The National Dialogue and other mediation efforts are laudable initiatives to ensure communication between political forces and prevent a deterioration of the political climate. The EU welcomes the holding of the Municipal elections and the Parliamentary by-elections for a vacant Parliamentary seat, and calls on all parties to create the conditions for the holding of Parliamentary elections.
The EU is fully aware of the additional challenges that the refugee crisis poses for the stability of Lebanon. The EU commends the Lebanese people for their efforts to host refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, and stresses the importance of respect by all parties of the right to safe and voluntary return of refugees displaced from Syria. As demonstrated by the EU's pledge at the London Conference and its initial implementation, the EU and its Member States are committed to supporting Lebanon, its host institutions and public services in addressing the growing needs of all vulnerable host communities and refugees. The EU welcomes Lebanon's Statement of Intent presented at the London Conference, and fully supports its implementation.
The EU reiterates its commitment to the partnership with Lebanon, and reaffirms the need to work together to respond to common challenges on the basis of our common values, including human rights, democracy, and respect for diversity.
La 44e édition du Salon de la Marine accostera au musée national de la Marine en février 2017, pour un mois, juste avant la fourniture du lieu pour quatre années de travaux (lire mon post ici).
Organisé tous les deux ans, le Salon de la Marine est un rendez-vous incontournable du monde des Arts, rassemblant dans un lieu unique, le Palais de Chaillot, les œuvres des Peintres Officiels de la Marine, ainsi que celles d’artistes confirmés et amateurs, invités par un jury à participer au concours du salon. C’est à l’occasion de cette manifestation que sont publiées les nominations des nouveaux Peintres Officiels de la Marine (600 postulants).
Le Salon de la Marine 2017 est financé en grande partie par mécénat, grâce à des entreprises partenaires mais aussi, pour la première fois, par un financement grand public participatif.
Chaque "marin de cœur est invité à soutenir cet événement inédit. Du pack "moussaillon" à 5€ au pack "amiral" à 10 000 €.
Pour contribuer à son financement, une plateforme participative est lancée sur le site internet Dartagnans: https://dartagnans.fr/fr/projects/embarquez-avec-les-peintres-de-la-marine/campaign
Fokozatosan vissza kell vonni az Oroszország elleni európai uniós szankciókat – mondta Sigmar Gabriel német kancellár, gazdasági miniszter, a szociáldemokrata párt (SPD) elnöke szerdán Rostockban egy német-orosz gazdasági fórumon.
A Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) regionális közszolgálati médiatársaság beszámolója szerint az alkancellár hangsúlyozta, hogy az elszigetelés politikája nem vezet tartós eredményre, de az Oroszországhoz fűződő kapcsolatokat csak akkor lehet rendezni, ha Oroszország is betartja az ukrán válság rendezéséről kötött minszki megállapodást.
Ezért az uniós szankciókat a megállapodás végrehajtásával együtt, lépésről lépésre kell visszavonni – mondta Sigmar Gabriel a fórumon, amelyen részt vett Gyenyisz Manturov orosz ipari és kereskedelmi miniszter is.
A 2. mecklenburg-elő-pomerániai német-orosz vállalkozói találkozót (Russlandtag) megnyitó beszédében Erwin Sellering tartományi miniszterelnök kiemelte, hogy a német és az orosz partnerek “türelmetlenül várják, hogy végre megszűnjenek a szankciók”, és tovább mélyíthessék a gazdasági együttműködést.
Németországnak és az EU-nak ismét jó, partneri kapcsolatot kell folytatnia Oroszországgal – hangoztatta az SPD-s politikus.
Az Oroszországba irányuló német export tavaly 21,8 milliárd eurót tett ki, ami 40 százalékos csökkenés a szankciók előtti utolsó évhez, 2013-hoz képest. Az import 29,8 milliárd eurót tett ki, 30 százalékkal csökkent 2013-hoz képest.
Ma átrepülik a Légi Mentők Ecureuil helikoptereit Kecskemétre. Helyszíni jelentés.
A két Mókuska a keszi 135-össel.
Oldalszám, felségjel, még sárga alapon. Akár így is maradhatna. Elég időt lopott már a bürokrácia.
Mögöttem az utódom. A 102-es Mókus várja pilótáját, a HA-ECA 135-ös bevetésre indul.
Zord
La marine japonais prévoit une escale de son Groupe Ecole à Brest, du vendredi 29 juillet au mardi 2 août. Ce groupement rassemble le destroyer Asagiri et bateau-école Setoyuki. En 2013, le navire-école Kashima et deux croiseurs (les Isoyuki et Shirayuki) avaient fait escale à Brest (photo ci-dessous Ouest-France). Lire mon post ici.
Plusieurs animations sont prévues lors de cette escale à Brest. Outre une réception officielle à bord de l'un des deux bâtiments, un dépôts de gerbe devrait avoir lieu à la pointe Saint-Mathieu, à Kerfautras, là où se trouvent les tombes des marins du Nagata Maru, navire de commerce japonais coulé par un sous-marin allemand le 30 novembre 1916.
Centenaire. Cinq marins avaient alors perdu la vie quand le bâtiment en route pour Le Havre a été coulé. Le navire, chargé de riz, avait quitté Kobé le 4 septembre 1916 avec 50 membres d'équipage. Il a été torpillé le 30 novembre, à 40 miles au nord-ouest d'Ouessant, probablement par le UB-39.
On lira ici un excellent article de Miyagawa Hiroaki paru dans Zoom Japon, en novembre 2015.
May 25, 2016 (JUBA) – Current sittings of the former national legislative assembly of South Sudan are illegal following formation of new unity government which should have reconstituted new parliament, said officials of the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO).
The opposition faction also said their leadership has been committed to peace and cooperated in its implementation, including the urgent need to reconstitute the parliament in accordance with the August 2015 peace agreement.
“We have a new transitional government of national unity, being executive, since 29 April. There should have been a reconstituted new inclusive transitional national legislative assembly from that day. This would have included memberships of opposition factions,” James Gatdet Dak, press secretary of the SPLM-IO's leader, Riek Machar, told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday.
“This has not happened and the former parliament of pre-transitional unity government has continued to illegally operate alongside the new executive organ,” he said.
Dak said mode of electing new speaker as well as who should chair the first sitting during which the speaker should be elected from lawmakers from Equatoria region have delayed reconstitution of the new parliament.
He said while the SPLM-IO was for secret ballot votes in electing the speaker and that the oldest Member of Parliament should be best suited to chair the sitting, the former government was for show of hand in voting and for the current speaker, Manasseh Magok Rundial, to chair the first sitting.
“But the most serious violation or inconsistency as the parliament is concerned is the ongoing illegal sitting of the former parliament of the former government when a new government is in place,” he said.
The SPLM-IO's leadership, he added, was of the view that the sittings should have been suspended until the contentious issues were addressed by the new government and a new national parliament reconstituted which could now sit under new inclusive membership and speakership.
On Monday, for instance, he said the old parliament of President Salva Kiir's faction unilaterally deliberated on and ratified a document which made South Sudan a member of the East African Community (EAC).
He said such an important decision affecting the future of the whole country should have been delayed to be discussed by the new transitional unity parliament.
Dak also said the former parliament has continued to summon national ministers of the new unity government to present to its sittings in violation of the peace agreement.
The Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (ARCISS), which the parties signed in August 2015 to end 21 months of civil war, has called on the parties to form a new unity government, including new parliament with membership from all the peace partners.
He said the SPLM-IO's leadership is committed to the implementation of the peace agreement as signed to end the suffering of the people, but added that there is need for reciprocity from the other partner.
Dak reiterated other challenges including lack of resolution on the status of the 28 states unilaterally created by former government against the peace deal which was based on the country's 10 states.
Refusal by President Kiir's faction in the cabinet to agree on cantonment of opposition forces in Equatoria and Bahr el Ghazal regions is another stumbling block, he said.
NO OFFICE FOR MACHAR
Dak also revealed that the SPLM-IO's chairman, Riek Machar, who was appointed as First Vice President in the transitional government of national unity has not yet been given office to operate from.
Machar, he said, has been operating officially from his temporary prefab residence behind Jebel Kujur, about 6kms west of Juba city center or the presidential palace, and would only come to the government's premises or meeting hall in the city when there was cabinet meeting or to attend other official meetings involving other ministers or senior foreign dignitaries.
Several ministers appointed from the SPLM-IO, he added, have no cars to take them to work as cars used by the former ministers were nowhere to be found and no new cars have been provided for them.
He said some of the new ministers have been forced by the situation to hire vehicles or share hired cars for official transportation.
(ST)