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The leaders of the European Union member states have chosen the Prime Minister of Belgium Herman Van Rompuy to become president of the European Council. Mr. Rompuy will be the EU’s first full-time1 president. Speaking in French and English after his appointment, Mr. Rompuy said employment and the environment were urgent concerns for Europe. He said he was confident that different member countries will be able to work together successfully.
Every country has its own history, its own culture, its own way of doing things. Our journey may be towards a common destination. But we will all bring along different luggage. Denying this will be counterproductive, without respect for our diversity, we will never build on our unity2. I will always bear this principle in mind.
A British politician Catherine Ashton has been named as the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs.
Hamid Karzai has begun his second term as president of Afghanistan by saying Afghan forces would take over primary responsibility for security from foreign troops within five years, providing that NATO countries trained them effectively. Mr. Karzai also promised an end to what he called a culture of impunity3 and invited his main political opponent Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to contribute to the new government. He declined the offer but had this advice.
If they respect the decisions by their representative of the parliament, that empowers the government rather than weakening it, so if we respect the rule of law in deliver justice to the people, then that will lead to the empowerment of the people to the strengthening of the system.
President Obama has given an unprecedented4 online interview to a Cuban blogger, who's openly critical of her island’s communist government. More from Michael Voss in Havana.
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez emailed a series of questions to both President Barack Obama and Raul Castro asking mainly about how future US relations could develop. On the question of whether he’s prepared to hold direct talks with Raul Castro, President Obama wrote that he was not interested in talking for the sake of talking. US and Cuban officials are discussing specific issues such as migration5 and restoring direct postal6 services. But the American president wrote that normalizing relations will require actions in other words reforms by the Cuban authorities.
Michael Voss in Havana.
Colombia has accused neighboring Venezuela of blowing up two pedestrian bridges on its shared border without prior consent or consultation7. The Colombian defense8 minister described the alleged9 incident as a violation10 of international law. Venezuela has not responded to the accusation11. Tension between the two countries rose after Columbia decided12 to allow the US full access to its military bases.
Advisors13 have warned the US Congress to ensure that America is adequately defended against Chinese spying which they say is becoming more intense and sophisticated. A report by a panel on US-China relations says Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to help build up China’s military and economic power. A Chinese embassy spokesman in Washington dismissed the allegations as baseless and irresponsible.
A government minister from the Gulf14 state of Bahrain has warned against the region’s reliance on millions of foreign laborers16. The Minister for Labor15 Majeed Al Alawi told the Al Arabiya television network, that the phenomenon threatened the Gulf's cultural and social identity. Dr. Al Alawi blamed local altitudes for the over-reliance on foreign laborers saying the people of the Arab Gulf states didn’t like working. Some 30 million migrant workers live in the Gulf States.
The Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has backed appeals for a replay of his national team’s football match with France in which an obvious French handball prevented Ireland from qualifying for next year’s World Cup. The international governing body FIFA has so far said only the referees’ decisions are final. The Chief Executive of the Football Association of Ireland John Delaney said FIFA must live up to its own principles.
This was a defining game that the whole world were watching and FIFA believe in fair play and integrity and all the team were told. And we go to congresses and draw the different literature we get. This is their opportunity to step forward. And from the French FA’s point of view, they need to look at themselves and look at this situation.John Delaney from the Football Association of Ireland.
A Russian government commission has approved plans to set up a minimum price for vodka in a further attempt to reduce alcohol abuse. The draft regulation raises the price for a half liter bottle of the cheapest Vodka by more than 50% to just over three dollars.
欧盟成员国领导人选举比利时首相范龙佩为欧洲委员会总统。范龙佩将成为欧盟第一届全职总统。在委任后，范龙佩用英语和法语发表讲话，他说，就业和环境问题是目前欧洲最大的忧虑。他说，他相信，不同的成员国能够成功的一起合作。
每个国家都有自己的历史，自己的文化，自己的做事方式。我们的旅程将到达同一个目的地，但是我们可能携带着不同的行李。否认这一点将会影响合作，不尊重我们之间的多样性，我们永远不可能团结统一。我将一直谨记这一原则。
英国政治家凯瑟琳·阿斯顿(Catherine Ashton)被任命为欧盟外交事务高级代表。
卡尔扎伊开始了阿富汗总统第二任期。他说，五年之内，如果北约国家训练有效，阿富汗安全力量将从外国军队手中接管主要的安全任务。卡尔扎伊还承诺终结他所说的免罚文化，还邀请主要政治对手阿卜杜拉为新政府贡献一份力量。阿卜杜拉拒绝了该邀请，但是提出了以下建议。
如果他们尊重议会代表的决定，这将使政府的力量增强而不是减弱，如果我们在为人民行使正义的时候尊重法律原则，这将授权给人民增强整个国家体系。
奥巴马总统前所未有地接受了一名古巴博客写手的网络采访。这名博主曾公开批评古巴岛的共产主义政府。Michael Voss在哈瓦那报道更详细信息。
古巴博客写手亚尼·桑切斯通过电邮向奥巴马总统和劳尔·卡斯特罗提了几个问题，主要是未来与美国的关系将怎样发展。在回答是否准备与劳尔·卡斯特罗进行直接对话这个问题时，奥巴马总统写道：他没有兴趣为了对话而对话。美国和古巴领导人正在讨论具体的问题，例如移民和重新建立直接邮寄服务等。但是这位美国总统表示，双方关系正常化需要古巴当局采取行动，换句话说就是进行改革。
Michael Voss在哈瓦那报道。
哥伦比亚指控邻国委内瑞拉未经过提前许可或咨询就炸毁了双方边境位置两座步行桥。哥伦比亚外交部长称此举违反了国际法。委内瑞拉未对该指控进行回应。哥伦比亚决定允许美国全面进入其军事基地以来，双方紧张形势再度升级。
顾问警告美国国会，确保美国充分防御中国的间谍行动。他们说，中国的间谍活动强度越来越大，也越来越成熟。美中关系问题小组发表的报告称，中国间谍正在大量窃取美国的机密，用以增强中国的军事和经济能力。中国驻华盛顿大使馆称这些指控是毫无根据，毫不负责的。
海湾国家巴林岛一名政府部长提醒该地区防止对数百外国外劳动者的依赖。劳动部长Majeed Al Alawi告诉“阿拉伯人”(Al-Arabiya)电视台，这种现象威胁着海湾的文化和社会特性。Al Alawi谴责当地对待过分依赖国外劳工的态度，说阿拉伯海湾国家的人民不喜欢工作。目前，大约有3000万移民劳工居住在海湾国家。
爱尔兰总理柯文(Brian Cowen)支持其国家足球队与法国队进行重赛的要求。在双方比赛中，一名法国队员明显的手球使爱尔兰失去了明年角逐世界杯的机会。国际足联目前为止仅表示裁判的决定是最终裁决。爱尔兰足联富负责人John Delaney表示，国际足联必须实践自己的原则：
这是一个非常有影响力的比赛，全世界都在观看，国际足联相信比赛的公平和诚实，所有参赛队伍都被这样告知。我们到了国会，吸收了各种
不同的文化。这是他们进步的机会。从法国足联的角度来讲，他们需要进行自我反省，需要审时度势。John Delaney在爱尔兰足联报道。
俄罗斯政府一个委员会通过计划，设立伏特加酒最低价格，试图减少酗酒现象。该条例草案将最廉价的半升装伏特加酒的价格提高了50%以上，达到3美元。
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