Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that an international deal with Iran over its nuclear program will in the long run eliminate any need for a missile defense system in Europe.
China, Germany and Russia have greeted the landmark deal between Iran and the Sextet over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.
Iran and the six powers - the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany - have agreed to meet again in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 7-8.
Germany has started pulling out its troops from Afghanistan and handed over its command base in the northern province of Kunduz to the Afghan security forces.
Germany has urged other states, especially Russia, to support a British draft resolution to the UN Security Council condemning an alleged chemical attack by Syria and authorizing 'necessary measures'.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will travel to occupied lands and the Palestinian territories in a bid to lend backing to US-led reconciliation talks, a ministry spokesman said Friday.