GENEVA -- Welcoming the UN Security Council's unanimous decision on a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein applauds Kuwait and Sweden for their leadership in this regard.
BRUSSELS -- EU foreign ministers will meet with six of their Arab counterparts in Brussels later today in an effort to try to re-launch the Middle East peace process, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini says.
MOSOCW -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov calls on all parties in Syria to approve parameters of a ceasefire envisaged by a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on a 30-day ceasefire in Syria.
BRUSSELS -- The EU Foreign Affairs Council increased Monday its sanctions against north Korea by finalizing the transposition into EU law of the measures imposed by the latest UN Security Council resolution 2397 (2017).
TOKYO -- Japan's largest oil explorer INPEX Corp. announces that it has acquired a 10-percent stake in the Lower Zakum concession, an oil concession in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (end) mt