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German chancellor Angela Merkel four-day trip to India News Type: Event — Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:41 PM IST trade, Naresh kumar sagar Sunday, October 28, 2007 German chancellor Angela Merkel four-day trip to India Angela Merkel will be on a four-day trip to India her first trip as Chancellor along with a trade delegates. Angela Merkel to boost business ties and trade with India on her visit to the world's biggest democracy. She will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,on round of global issues including UN reforms, climate change, energy security, cooperation in the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations and promoting security in Afghanistan. Federal ministers and delegates of Indian businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai to sign series of agreements from trade,technology and energy or defense.A government official said German firms wanted to boost ties in newer areas such as environmental technology and software as well as machinery, electrical engineering and chemicals. "A...

world-news, election, president, argentina Naresh kumar sagar Pre election Poll undertaken by the media for President of Argentina to be held on Sunday on 28 th Oct show Cristina Kirchner ahead in popularity graph with her rivals and her win is forgone conclusion. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, she's married to the sitting president Néstor Kirchner, and her victory in Sunday's presidential election is expected to be a walkover. Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a presidential candidate and the wife of the incumbent President Néstor Kirchner,is all set to be next President of Argentina. She met her husband Nestor Kirchner when they were both law students in her hometown of La Plata in the 1970's. They married in 1975 and have two children. Kirchner served three terms as Santa Cruz governor There are fourteen candidates in the fray,media polls exhibits Cristina's polls 44%to her center-left Front for Victory (FV) Party. Elisa Carrio of the Civic Coalition Party (CC...

Chinese leadership today rolled out the red carpet for Congress President Sonia Gandhi assuring India that it attaches high importance to friendly ties between the two countries. Gandhi, who described her visit here as a "milestone" in Sino-India relations, met Chinese President Hu Jintao, also the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), Premier Wen Jiabao and Minister of the International Department of the CPC, Wang Jiarui. In a rare honour, 60-year-old Gandhi, who is accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi among others, became the first foreign political leader to be received by the new Chinese leadership which emerged at the recently concluded CPC National Congress here on October 22. "You are the first foreign political leader to visit China after the conclusion of the 17th National Congress, which is an indication both of us have attached to our relations," Hu told Gandhi at their meeting at the ornate Great Hall of the People here this eve...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday that Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi is in China for a five-day visit. Liu said at a regular press conference that Sonia Gandhi was invited by the Communist Party of China for the visit, during which she will meet with CPC and China's state leaders. "We attach great importance to President Sonia's China visit, which will further promote the relations between the two parties, enhance the understanding between the two peoples and push forward the friendly cooperation between the two countries," said Liu. Besides Beijing, Sonia Gandhi will visit Xi'an, capital of northwestern Shaanxi Province, and China's economic hub of Shanghai. Gandhi is accompanied by her son Raul Gandhi, general secretary of the congress party, as well as leaders of the Karan Singh and Prithviraj Chavan political group, and Deputy Foreign Minister Anand Sharma. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiachi and Indian External ...

October 23, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As fires continue to rage throughout communities in Southern California, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is swiftly mobilizing federal resources and assets in coordination with the state of California and other federal agencies. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison traveled to the affected area today to meet with state officials and asses the federal response to the wildfires. President Bush will visit California Thursday. Mike O'Sullivan reports, fire has destroyed more than 1,000 homes in San Diego, and hundreds in other parts of the state. Fires being spread by hot, dry winds, and have burned more than 165,000 hectares from Los Angeles in north, to the Mexican border south of San Diego. The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that the President declared an emergency exi...

UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari today asked India to act with concrete action in regard to bringing about democracy in Myanmar. Gambari, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, said he had conveyed a message from UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon with regard to early solution to the problem in Myanmar. "Theoretically, all of us can do more," he told reporters here when asked about his expectations from India in resolving the crisis in Myanmar. He said he expects India to continue to encourage the authorities in Yangon to work with the United Nations to achieve the common objective of peaceful, stable and prosperous Myanmar that embarks on a national reconciliation process. Gambari said he was "very satisfied" by India's response and stressed on the need for "qualitative results" for accelerated democratisation process. UN envoy will visit China next as a part of his six-nation tour to urge Asian countries to take lead in resolving the crisis in Myanm...