1. Middle East Talks.The UN Secreta

1. Middle East Talks.
The UN Secretary-General has called for a resumption of the Geneva talks on the Middle East and expressed confidence that the forthcoming UN General Assembly session would deal with the Middle East problem. He also added that this part of the world is one of the most dangerous hotbeds of tension.
2. British Prime-Minister Pleased with Russian Visit.
The British Prime-Minister flew back to London last night after his five-day visit to Russia. Before leaving Russia's capital the British premier said in a farewell ceremony in the Kremlin that he was satisfied with the results of the visit and believed the two countries had made a big step forward toward the development of a dialogue in all fields.
The Russian leader agreed with that assessment and reiterated Russia's preparedness to deepen cooperation with Britain.
3. Meeting between the Russian Premier and Finnish President.
A non-official meeting was held in St.Petersburg on mutual agreement between Russia's Prime-Minister and President of the Finnish republic. In the course of the meeting the sides exchanged opinions on the further development of bilateral relations and noted with satisfaction that such meetings bring positive results. Touching upon the issues of international relations and European security both leaders en> phasized the importance of solving all disputable questions through negotiations.
4. London Invites the French President.
The British Queen has invited the French President to pay an of¬ficial visit to Britain. With the close relations between London and Paris cemented by cooperation in Bosnia there is talk of forging now a special relationship between them. The French President may also be invited to address a meeting of the Houses of Parliament. The unde¬clared aim of Britain's policy towards France is an attempt to prevent a solid Franco-German union.
5. Syrian - Israeli Talks.
The US Administration will next week bring Israeli and Syrian negotiators together in a bid to resume peace talks which were sus¬pended six months ago amid disagreement over Israel's withdrawal from Golan Hights.
The US Secretary of State announced their resumption last Satur-day after visits to Damascus and Jerusalem and appeals from Israel's Prime-Minister to Syria's President.
The negotiators will begin their talks next Wednesday. After three days they will go home for consultations, then return for three more days of talks early in January.
6. Russia's View of the British Premier's Visit to Moscow.
The British Prime-Minister's visit to Russia and discussions he held with the Russian leaders in Moscow helped them understand better the view of the British Government and its attitude to prospects for the development of Russian-British relations. The visit gave a fresh impe¬tus to these relations. The two sides signed a series of agreements that will broaden and strengthen trust between them.



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The visit showed that on some issues the two countries have close positions, but the negotiations in Moscow also revealed deep dif¬ferences on some major problems, such as disarmament and arms con-trol.
It is the British Premier's commitment to old thinking on these very important issues which prevented the sides from achieving greater progress in strengthening Russian-British ties.
However, the Russian-British summit meeting was very impor¬tant for bilateral relations and the international situation as a whole.
7. China's and Russia's Presidents Meet to Boost Sino-Russian Ties.
China's president arrives in Russia tomorrow for a four-day visit aimed at broadening and deepening strategic and political co-operation between the two countries.
8. US Secretary of State to Visit Syria on Mideast Trip.
The US Secretary of State is planning to go to Syria for talks with Syria's President during his first official trip to the Middle East, senior American officials said today. The US is interested in restarting suspended peace negotiations between Syria and Israel because peace with Syria is key to a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East.
His trip will also take him to Israel, Egypt and Jordan. The pri¬mary goal of the visit is to get the Palestinians and Israelis talking seri¬ously to each other again about peace based on cooperation to achieve security.
The State Department has not formally announced the dates or itinerary of the trip which is expected in the second week of September.
9. South Africa's Links with Iran.
A visit by the South African Foreign Minister to Iran to promote economic cooperation has raised concern in the West over the foreign policy pursued by the South African government.
The Pretoria government rejected Washington's attempts to in¬fluence its relationship with Iran which is accused by the Americans of

sponsoring terrorism. Iran's official news agency quoted South Africa's Foreign Minister as saying that South Africa did not follow the Ameri¬can policy of trying to isolate Iran. "Relations with Iran are good and talks were held in the atmosphere of mutual understanding. Both sides welcomed further contacts in the interests of the peoples* of our coun¬tries".
10. Presidents Meet to Boost Sino-Russian Ties.
China's President arrives in Russia tomorrow for a four-day visit aimed at broadening and deepening strategic and political co-operation between the two countries.
For the Kremlin, his visit is a welcome counterbalance to do¬mestic concerns about Nato enlargement and worries that Russia is be¬ing excluded from the western club of nations.
China's President and the President of the Russian Federation, are due to sign two historic pacts aimed at giving substance to improv¬ing Sino-Russian ties.
These are a "strategic co-operative partnership" agreement and a treaty on further reducing troop numbers and extending military co-operation along the two countries frontier.
The two presidents will also be concerned to promote trade ties which have not developed as both countries might have wished.
11. Greek - Turkish Talks.
The Greek Prime-Minister held urgent meetings with his senior ministers yesterday to discuss a European Union (EU) initiative for starting a dialogue with Turkey, according to the government officials. They said Athens and Ankara were close to agreeing the establishment of a committee of experts from each side to discuss ways of tackling differences.
It is the first time the two rivals have considered talking since January last year when they came close to war over rights of two small uninhabited islands in the Aegean Sea.



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The sudden rapprochement was the result of a meeting in Malta this week between the Greek Foreign Minister and his Turkish counter-part at which the EU initiative was put forward.

Результаты (русский) 1:

1. Ближний Восток переговоры.Генеральный секретарь ООН призывает к возобновлению переговоров в Женеве на Ближнем Востоке и выразил уверенность, что на предстоящей сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН будет решать проблемы Ближнего Востока. Он также добавил, что эта часть мира является одним из наиболее опасных очагов напряженности.2. Британский премьер министр доволен российского визита.Британский премьер-министр вылетел обратно в Лондоне прошлой ночью после того, как его пятидневного визита в Россию. Прежде чем оставив столицу России британский премьер-министр сказал в прощальной церемонии в Кремле, что он был удовлетворен результатами визита и считает двух стран сделал большой шаг вперед к развитию диалога во всех областях.Российский лидер согласился с такой оценкой и вновь заявил о готовности России к углублению сотрудничества с Великобританией.3. Встреча российского премьера и президента Финляндии.По взаимной договоренности между президентом Финской Республики и премьер-министр России в Санкт-Петербурге было проведено совещание неофициальной. В ходе встречи стороны обменялись мнениями по дальнейшему развитию двусторонних отношений и с удовлетворением отметил такие встречи приносят положительные результаты. Коснувшись вопросов международных отношений и европейской безопасности обоих лидеров en > phasized важность решения всех спорных вопросов путем переговоров.4. Лондон приглашает президента Франции.Британская королева пригласил президента Франции of¬ficial визит в Великобританию. С тесные отношения между Лондоном и Парижем, укрепил сотрудничество в Боснии там говорить теперь ковки особые отношения между ними. Президент Франции может также пригласили выступить на заседании парламента. Unde¬clared целью британской политики по отношению к Франции является попыткой предотвратить твердых Франко-германский союз.5. Сирийская - израильских переговоров.Администрация США на следующей неделе соберет израильских и сирийских переговоров в попытке возобновить мирные переговоры, которые закончились ухода Израиля из Голан высотах sus¬pended шесть месяцев тому назад на фоне разногласий.Государственный секретарь США объявил их возобновления последний Сатура день после поездки в Дамаск и Иерусалим и от премьер-министра Израиля призывает президента Сирии.Участники переговоров начнется их переговоров в следующую среду. После трех дней они будут идти домой для консультаций, а затем вернуться для трех дней переговоров в начале января.6. в России вид визита британского премьера в Москву.Визит британского премьер-министра в Россию и дискуссии, которую он занимал с российских лидеров в Москве помогли им лучше понять мнение британского правительства и его отношение к перспективам развития российско-британских отношений. Этот визит дал свежие impe¬tus эти отношения. Обе стороны подписали ряд соглашений, которые будут расширять и укреплять доверие между ними. 20 21 Визит показал, что по некоторым вопросам, эти две страны имеют близкие позиции, но переговоры в Москве также выявили глубокое dif¬ferences на ряд крупных проблем, таких, как разоружение и кон троля.Это британский премьер приверженность старого мышления по этим очень важным вопросам, которые помешали достижению большего прогресса в укреплении российско-британские отношения сторон.Однако российско-британской встречи на высшем уровне был очень impor¬tant для двусторонних отношений и международной обстановки в целом.7. Китай и Россия в президенты встречаются в том, чтобы увеличить китайско российских связей.Президент Китая прибыл в России завтра четырехдневного визита, направленных на расширение и углубление стратегического и политического сотрудничества между двумя странами.8. Государственный секретарь США для посещения Сирии на Ближнем Востоке поездки.Государственный секретарь США планирует поехать в Сирию для переговоров с президентом Сирии в ходе своей первой официальной поездки на Ближний Восток,-сказал сегодня высокопоставленные американские должностные лица. США заинтересованы в возобновлении приостановлены мирные переговоры между Сирией и Израилем, потому что мир с Сирией является ключом к всеобъемлющему урегулированию на Ближнем Востоке.Его путешествие будет принимать его в Израиль, Египет и Jordan. Pri¬mary цель визита заключается в том, чтобы палестинцы и израильтяне, говорить seri¬ously друг другу снова о мире, основанного на сотрудничестве для обеспечения безопасности.Государственный Департамент не объявила официально даты и маршрут поездки, которая ожидается в течение второй недели сентября.9. South Africa's Links with Iran.A visit by the South African Foreign Minister to Iran to promote economic cooperation has raised concern in the West over the foreign policy pursued by the South African government.The Pretoria government rejected Washington's attempts to in¬fluence its relationship with Iran which is accused by the Americans of sponsoring terrorism. Iran's official news agency quoted South Africa's Foreign Minister as saying that South Africa did not follow the Ameri¬can policy of trying to isolate Iran. "Relations with Iran are good and talks were held in the atmosphere of mutual understanding. Both sides welcomed further contacts in the interests of the peoples* of our coun¬tries".10. Presidents Meet to Boost Sino-Russian Ties.China's President arrives in Russia tomorrow for a four-day visit aimed at broadening and deepening strategic and political co-operation between the two countries.For the Kremlin, his visit is a welcome counterbalance to do¬mestic concerns about Nato enlargement and worries that Russia is be¬ing excluded from the western club of nations.China's President and the President of the Russian Federation, are due to sign two historic pacts aimed at giving substance to improv¬ing Sino-Russian ties.These are a "strategic co-operative partnership" agreement and a treaty on further reducing troop numbers and extending military co-operation along the two countries frontier.The two presidents will also be concerned to promote trade ties which have not developed as both countries might have wished.11. Greek - Turkish Talks.The Greek Prime-Minister held urgent meetings with his senior ministers yesterday to discuss a European Union (EU) initiative for starting a dialogue with Turkey, according to the government officials. They said Athens and Ankara were close to agreeing the establishment of a committee of experts from each side to discuss ways of tackling differences.It is the first time the two rivals have considered talking since January last year when they came close to war over rights of two small uninhabited islands in the Aegean Sea. 22 23 The sudden rapprochement was the result of a meeting in Malta this week between the Greek Foreign Minister and his Turkish counter-part at which the EU initiative was put forward.