... of Serbia, Hoxhaj made clear that Pristina was offering political support to the Syrian opposition, which is locked in a 14-month-old battle with forces loyal to Assad. "We were among the first governments in Europe to support the opposition in Libya and in other Arab countries last year, because we were fighting for the same aspirations, for the same values," he said. "We have the same approach to Syria and have some diplomatic contacts between my government and [the] Syrian opposition...

... sometimes erratic foreign policy leader, offering initiatives everyone ignored (the European security treaty), picking personal fights with foreign leaders he could not dislodge (Lukashenko), or backpedaling on an issue after taking a public stand (Libya). Medvedev was permanently damaged by "castling" with Putin. No foreign power will ever mistake him for an independent player. Vladimir Frolov is president of LEFF Group, a government-relations and PR company. 174393

... cessation of violence," he said. Russia has defended its weapons deliveries to Syria in the face of Western criticism, saying government forces need to defend themselves against rebels receiving arms from abroad. Damascus says Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Libya are among the countries helping the rebels. One diplomat said the vessel, which is called Professor Katsman, is owned by a Maltese firm, which in turn is owned by a Cypriot company that is owned by Russian firm. Diplomats said the Russian firm...

... free media, and other missing ingredients in Russia's democracy. By allowing the police to use brutal force, Putin has entered a dangerous realm. After all, violent tactics against protesters led to the collapse of governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in the past 16 months and has sowed instability in other countries like Syria. Thankfully, Putin's government has not crossed this line by permitting the killing of protesters. But with this week's clashes, Putin has opened the door to an escalation...

... alien-spotter Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The former leader of the Kalmykia republic famously dropped by Saddam Hussein's Baghdad on the eve of the U.S. invasion in 2003, and played a game of chess with Moammar Gadhafi as NATO bombs rained down on war-ravaged Libya last year. Both of the authoritarian Arab rulers were subsequently killed. Ilyumzhinov spent three hours in talks with Assad in late April after flying in from an event in Chicago where he rubbed shoulders with celebrities including Soviet President...

... Trainee „International Sales" 1988 — 1990 Ministry of Foreign Affaires, East-Germany/Berlin and Sudan/Khartoum Attaché Country Consultant for Egypt, Sudan, Libya, March-October 1990 as Charge d'Affairs responsible for the closing of the East-German embassy in Khartoum PRACTICAL TRAININGS 1988 Embassy of East-Germany in Khartoum, Sudan Trainee Analyses...