Category: Japan
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Greece, Japan, and Maritime Disputes – The Diplomat
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The timing of the event was not random. Greece’s relationship with Turkey is deteriorating and tensions are escalating dangerously due to their maritime disputes in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The dispute is complicated, and perceptions from each side are different. According to Turkey, for instance, everything starts back in 1923 and…
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UN elects new council members including Japan, Switzerland | AP News
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in Albania, Diplomacy, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, News, Politics, Security, Switzerland, United NationsGeneral Assembly President Abdalla Shahid announced the results of the secret-ballot vote and congratulated the winner. It will be Mozambique and Switzerland’s first time serving on the council, Japan’s 12th time, Ecuador’s third time and Malta’s second time. The five new council members will start their terms on Jan. 1, replacing five countries whose two-year…