Treaties Section | The Global Herald

Home » Archives by category » Politics » Treaties (Page 2)

Columbia: Bogotá to push Free Trade Agreement through US Congress

President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon is backing the final process of approval for a Free Trade Agreement between the USA and Columbia, which is scheduled to pass through the United…

May 4, 2011No CommentRead More

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov to Visit Sweden

A Russian trade delegation will visit Sweden on Wednesday 30th March 2011, led by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. The group will be met by the Swedish Minister for Trade,…

March 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Saudi Arabia Approves Prisoner Transfer Deal with India

On January 17th 2011 in a meeting with the Deputy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Cabinet of Saudi Arabia approved a prisoner…

January 18, 2011No CommentRead More

START Treaty Ratified by US Senate

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty has been ratified by the US Senate, giving weight to this latest commitment to non-proliferation between the former Cold-War states. President Barack Obama spoke to…

December 26, 2010No CommentRead More

Medvedev Meets Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski

The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met the Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in Warsaw on Monday 6th December 2010 to discuss issues such as the 1940 Katyn massacre, the plane crash…

December 7, 2010No CommentRead More

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Visits Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in St. Petersburg on Monday evening as part of a two-day visit to Russia. He said upon arrival: “Developing a long-term healthy and steady strategic…

November 23, 2010No CommentRead More

South America: Venezuelan President Breaks Ties with Columbia

Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, broke off diplomatic ties with Columbia following a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington. Columbia had accused Venezuela of harbouring rebel…

July 24, 2010No CommentRead More

USA & South Korea Free Trade Agreement Could Happen “within months”

President Obama has committed the USA to complete negotiations over a free trade agreement with South Korea by November 2010, to give the President time to present the proposals to…

June 29, 2010No CommentRead More

Bermuda & Canada Sign Tax Disclosure Deal

On June 14th 2010, Canada and Bermuda signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) at the Premier’s official residence at Camden, Bermuda. Under the agreement, dividends of foreign affiliates resident…

June 15, 2010No CommentRead More