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Showing posts with label Statesmanship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Statesmanship. Show all posts

3/21/19

EU - British relations: petition to revoke article 50 passes more than 1 million signatures

The British population emotionally, but not properly informed about the consequences, voted for Brexit with a razor thin majority three years ago. It is time for the British Political establisment to swallow their pride and say they made a mistake, revoke article 50, and return to the safety and economic prosperity of the EU. It would certainly be a showing of great statesmanship.

See also: 
http://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-petition-calling-to-revoke-article-50-passes-million-signature-mark-20190321?source=facebook

9/19/17

North Korea: UN head tells Trump and Kim Jong-un 'We must not sleepwalk our way into nuclear war' - by Mythili Sampathkumar

The head of the UN has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea, saying: “We must not sleepwalk our way into nuclear war.”

In the opening address to the 2017 UN General Assembly,  Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that fiery talk could lead to “fatal misunderstandings”.  “This is the time for statesmanship,” he added.

Speaking as tension between North Korea and the West continues to grow following Pyongyang’s sharp escalation of its testing of intercontinental missiles and nuclear payloads and sabre-rattling from the US, Mr Guterres said “when tensions rise so does chance of miscalculation”.

Read more: North Korea: UN head tells Trump and Kim Jong-un 'We must not sleepwalk our way into nuclear war' | The Independent