Other news of the day: Hong Kong’s chief executive wants the UK to investigate the case of the citizen assaulted by Chinese consulate staff in Manchester. Japan’s new sanctions against North Korea. Singapore and Australia sign a green economy agreement. In Indian Kashmir, rebels kill two migrant workers. In Russia they fire a teacher because he “does not like Putin”. Tajikistan also criticizes the Kremlin.
ARGENTINA-QATAR-IRAN
The Argentine government has asked Doha to arrest the Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs, who is visiting the Gulf emirate these days. Mohsen Rezai He is accused of participating in the 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires. In the explosion 85 people died and 300 were injured.
HONG KONG-CHINA-UNITED KINGDOM
John Lee, chief executive of the city, declared today that the case of the Hong Kong protester beaten by Chinese consulate staff in Manchester must be treated in accordance with UK law. London launched an investigation into the attack that occurred on October 16, when the victim was dragged inside the perimeter of the diplomatic building: he was protesting against Xi Jinping.
JAPAN-NORTH KOREA
Tokyo announced new sanctions against Pyongyang after repeated missile tests carried out in the last period, including the one on October 4, in which a North Korean rocket flew over Japanese territory. The new measures affect five organizations involved in the Kim Jong-u regime’s nuclear missile program
SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA
Singapore and Canberra today signed a bilateral agreement on green economy that their respective leaders described as “innovative”. It encompasses 17 joint initiatives, mainly to reduce customs barriers in the renewable energy market, encourage sustainable agriculture and promote trade corridors with zero environmental impact.
INDIA
In the Indian region of Kashmir, a group of Islamic rebels killed two migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, victims of a grenade thrown at their house. The incident took place in the Shopian district, where militants killed a Hindu farmer last week. Pakistan and local separatist forces claim the Kashmiri territory.
RUSSIA
A professor of philosophy, Vladimir Volkov was fired because “he doesn’t like Putin”. In recent times, the man worked as a teacher in rural schools in the Vladimir region to avoid controversy and dedicate himself to the most marginal sectors of the population. For the authorities, Volkov “corrupts young people, instilling in them erroneous opinions.”
TAJIKISTAN-RUSSIA
The president of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmon, one of the most pro-Russian in the region, has made a public appeal to Putin “not to treat the countries of Central Asia only as parts of the former Soviet Union”. The comment shows Moscow’s loss of credibility even in the areas that are historically more favorable to it.
