July 30, 2010, Friday

TEXT OF DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JULY 28, 2010)

REMARKS BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN, DISCUSSING EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PARIS, JULY 27, 2010)

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July 30, 2010, Friday

HEARING OF THE COMMISSION ON SECURITY & COOPERATION IN EUROPE (HELSINKI COMMISSION) SUBJECT: "INSTABILITY IN KRYGYZSTAN: THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE" CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL) WITNESSES: ROBERT O. BLAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA; ARSLAN ANARBAEV, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, EMBASSY OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC; MARTHA OLCOTT, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE; BAKYT BESHIMOV, VISITING SCHOLAR, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) • 210 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. • 2:30 P.M. EDT

HEARING OF THE COMMISSION ON SECURITY & COOPERATION IN EUROPE (HELSINKI COMMISSION) SUBJECT: "IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: CHECHNYA AND THE MOUNTING VIOLENCE IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS" CHAIRED BY: RONALD MCNAMARA, INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIRECTOR, CSCE WITNESSES: ELENA MILASHINA, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, NOVAYA GAZETA; IGOR KALYAPIN, CHAIR, COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE; RAISA TURLUEVA, VICTIM WHOSE SON WAS ABDUCTED IN CHECHNYA BY SECURITY SERVICES • 340 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. • 10:00 A.M. EDT

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