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• US Contractor Killed at Syria Base; US Retaliates Against Iran IRGC Facilities VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. military says it has carried out multiple "precision" airstrikes against targets in eastern Syria in response to a drone attack Thursday that killed a U.S. contractor.
• Biden Warns Iran After Deadly Strikes in Syria VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States would respond "forcefully" to protect Americans after the U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria in response to a suspected Iranian-backed attack.
• U.S. Responds to Attack That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria DoD News 24 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. response to the attack on a coalition base in Syria that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six others highlighted that the U.S. military will do what it must to protect its personnel.
• Rockets hit US military base after airstrikes target Syrian troops Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- A military base housing US forces in eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under a rocket attack hours after the Pentagon carried out multiple airstrikes against Syrian troops.
• US airstrikes target Syrian troops in Dayr al-Zawr; no Iranian killed Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- The US military has carried out multiple airstrikes in eastern Syria in another flagrant breach of Syria's sovereignty, killing a number of Syrian military forces.
• Rocket Attack on Green Village, Northeast Syria CENTCOM 24 Mar 2023 -- On the morning of March 24th, at approximately 8:05 a.m. Syrian local time, 10 rockets targeted coalition forces at the Green Village in northeast Syria.
• Statement from CENTCOM Commander on this evening's precision strikes in response to American casualties in Syria CENTCOM 24 Mar 2023
• Rockets Fired at Two US Bases in Northeast Syria, One American Soldier Reportedly Injured Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- US bases in the al-Omar oil and Koniko gas fields in northeast Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate came under rocket fire on Friday night, the Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV reports, citing sources.
• US Reportedly Investigating Why Air Defense Was Not Fully Operational During Strike in Syria Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- The United States is reportedly investigating the reason why its air defense system was not fully operational during a strike on a US base in Syria.
• US Conducts Airstrike in Syria After American Forces Struck by 'Iranian' UAV Near Coalition Base Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- In early February, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that US military forces were recruiting jihadist fighters to conduct attacks against Russia and countries that make up the Commonwealth of Independent States. The service stated that the US had already recruited 60 militants who had been trained at the US' al-Tanf military base.
• Iranians Not Killed as Result of US Airstrike in Syria, Report Says Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- No Iranians were killed as a result of a US strikes in Syria which hit a grain center and rural development center in the province of Deir ez-Zor, rather than Iranian military positions, the regional broadcaster reported on Friday, citing sources in Syria.
• Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 24 Mar 2023 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 24 Mar 2023
• Letter from President Joe Biden on the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability The White House 24 Mar 2023
• Letter to Certain Congressional Committees on Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability The White House 24 Mar 2023
• CENTCOM Innovation Oasis Episode II CENTCOM 24 Mar 2023 -- Do you have an innovative solution to a particular problem?
• Readout of Meeting Between Dr. Mara Karlin, Performing the Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Norwegian Delegation Led by Director General Henning Vaglum and Ambassador Anniken Krutnes DoD 24 Mar 2023
• Science, Technology Inform DOD Budget Request DoD News 24 Mar 2023 -- The Defense Department soon plans to release its National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, or NDSTS. But elements of that as yet unreleased strategy figured into the development of portions of the department's fiscal year 2024 budget request, said the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
• DOD Increases Efforts to Bring Small Businesses Into Defense Industrial Base DoD News 24 Mar 2023 -- Over the past eight years, the Defense Department has met its small business prime contracting goals, but more can be done, said the director of the Defense Department's Office of Small Business Programs.
• U.S. Navy, EU Naval Forces Conduct Combined Patrol in Arabian Sea US Navy 24 Mar 2023 -- A guided-missile destroyer from U.S. 5th Fleet completed a combined patrol in the Arabian Sea, March 23-24, with ships from Spain and Italy operating under European Union Naval Forces Operation Atalanta.
• Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol US Navy 24 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, March 20.
• US: first ever joint naval exercise conducted between the EU and U.S. European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Mar 2023 -- On 23 and 24 March, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise, as decided at the last round of the EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific on 2 December 2022.
• EU-U.S. Joint Naval Exercise US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2023 -- On 23 and 24 March 2023, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise, as decided at the last round of the EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific on 2 December 2022.
• Secretary General thanks Norway for key contributions to NATO security NATO 24 Mar 2023 -- On Friday (24 March 2023) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to NATO Headquarters.
• Earthquake response: Japan completes its final NATO aid flight to Türkiye NATO 24 Mar 2023 -- Japan wrapped up its support to NATO disaster relief operations in Türkiye on Friday (24 March 2023) after airlifting some 90 tons of aid to Turkish communities in need.
• Finland's president signs national NATO legislation People's Daily 24 Mar 2023 -- Finland's President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday signed into law his country's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was ratified by parliament on March 1.
• Russia's War in Ukraine Has 'Severely Dislocated the Russian Military's Training System' VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "severely dislocated the Russian military's training system - instructors have largely been deployed in Ukraine," according to Britain's Defense Ministry.
• Medvedev: Russia at War With 3.6 Million-Strong NATO Army Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has stated that in order to "exterminate" the neo-Nazi ideology in Ukraine, "nothing can be ruled out" during the course of the Russian special operation.
• Graveyard War: Why Prigozhin Is Picking A Fight Over Burials And What It Means For His Own Future RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Like most Russian funeral ceremonies, the one held just north of the resort town of Goryachy Klyuch featured colorful flowered wreaths, portraits of the dead, red carnations, and coffins draped in tapestries.
• Prigozhin Rejects Report Wagner To Shift Attention Away From Ukraine RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the owner of the mercenary group Wagner, has rejected a report saying he plans to scale back his military operations in Ukraine and instead concentrate on Africa, where Wagner was previously involved in local conflicts and businesses.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 24 Mar 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• U.S. defense chief pledges resolution of military supply delays CNA 24 Mar 2023 -- United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that a group of senior leaders in his agency will hold periodic discussions to ensure the provision of military capabilities suitable for Taiwan's needs.
• Important Weapon Test and Firing Drill Conducted in DPRK KCNA 24 Mar 2023 -- The intentional, persistent and provocative war drills and confrontational stance of the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet regime of traitors have driven the military and political situation of the Korean peninsula to an irreversibly dangerous point.
• North Korea announces testing 'underwater nuclear attack drone' Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- North Korea says it has tested, what it calls, an underwater nuclear attack drone capable of inflicting substantial damage to enemy targets.
• Setting sail to take flight Australia DOD 24 Mar 2023 -- After an extended maintenance period of more than 12 months, HMAS Chouleshas now set sail to renew its authority to operate aircraft.
• Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD signs Rs 3,000 crore contract with BEL for procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems 'Project Himshakti' India PIB 24 Mar 2023 -- Ministry of Defence, on March 24, 2023, signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad for procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems 'Project Himshakti' at an overall cost of approximately Rs 3,000 crore. The project is under the Buy {Indian - IDMM (Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured)} category comprising contemporary and niche technologies.
• DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR India PIB 24 Mar 2023 -- Government of India, in its budget 2018-19, has announced setting up of two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) to develop a holistic defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country. One corridor has been established in Uttar Pradesh with six nodes namely, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot & Lucknow and another in Tamil Nadu with five nodes namely, Chennai, Hosur, Coimbatore, Salem & Tiruchirappalli.
• BULLET PROOF JACKETS AND HELMETS India PIB 24 Mar 2023 -- The Government undertakes procurement of Bullet Proof Jackets and Helmets for Armed Forces and other law enforcement forces from time-to-time from domestic manufacturers. These are procured as per laid down specifications and authorisation after due testing and evaluation.
• STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY DEFENCE PRODUCT India PIB 24 Mar 2023 -- Several policy initiatives and reforms have been taken by Government in the past few years to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, there by promoting self-reliance in defence manufacturing in the country.
• MANUFACTURING OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT India PIB 24 Mar 2023 -- The Government has given approval to 45 companies/JVs operating in Defence sector with Foreign OEMs. Further, the Government has taken several policy initiatives in past few years and brought reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country, thereby reducing dependency on imports in coming years.
• General Jim Hockenhull Keynote Speech at UKStratCom Conference: Now. Next. Future. UK MOD 24 Mar 2023 -- General Sir Jim Hockenhull's keynote speech delivered as part of the Strategic Command conference.
• RAF joins five other nations in UK's biggest aerial exercise UK MOD 24 Mar 2023 -- 70 aircraft flown by six nations have taken part in the UK's biggest aerial training exercise lasting three weeks
• Defence Forces to procure additional 155 mm artillery round parts Finnish MoD 24 Mar 2023 -- The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to procure 155 mm artillery round parts from Nammo Lapua Oy. The overall value of the procurement without value added tax is approximately 103 million euros.
• Joint Statement by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau The White House 24 Mar 2023
• Readout of Gender Policy Council and National Security Council Meeting with the Government of Uzbekistan The White House 24 Mar 2023

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• 24 March 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 24 Mar 2023
• Secretary-General's closing remarks at the United Nations Water Conference UN Secretary-General 24 Mar 2023
• UNHCR: Islamic giving plays increasing role in helping the forcibly displaced UNHCR 24 Mar 2023 -- At the start of the holy month of Ramadan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is launching its 5th Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report, which shows the power and growing potential of Islamic giving to save lives and build better futures for the forcibly displaced globally.
• The Azadi Briefing: Another School Year Begins With Afghan Girls Shut Out Of Class RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023
• PLA expels US warship for second consecutive day from territorial waters off Xisha Global Times 24 Mar 2023 -- A US warship was expelled again from Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) when it attempted to trespass for a second consecutive day on Friday.
• China forces US warship out of South China Sea again Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- China's ministry of defense has announced that it once again had to monitor and expel a US Navy destroyer USS Milius, which had illegally entered China's territorial waters of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
• Manila to Beijing: Intimidation, coercion won't solve territorial differences Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- Territorial disputes shouldn't be solved through "coercion and intimidation," the Philippines said Friday as its diplomats prepared to confront Chinese counterparts about China's recent actions in contested waters, including pointing a military-grade laser at the Filipino coast guard.
• 8 years of crushing conflict in Yemen leave more than 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance UNICEF 24 Mar 2023 -- Eight brutal years of conflict have devastated the lives of millions of children in Yemen and left 11 million children in need of one or more forms of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF said today, warning that, without urgent action, millions could face greater risks of being malnourished.
  The humanitarian crisis in Yemen stems from a devastating convergence of compounding factors: eight years of fierce conflict, economic collapse, and a crippled social support system affecting essential services.
• UNICEF alert to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen UN News 24 Mar 2023 -- Without urgent action, millions in Yemen could face ever greater risks of hunger and malnourishment, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
• Hamas: Confrontation against Israel to last until al-Aqsa Mosque's liberation Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- Hamas vows that the Palestinian movement and its fellow resistance groups will keep up their confrontation against the Israeli regime until the complete liberation of the al-Aqsa Mosque from Tel Aviv's occupation.
• Uganda to Deploy About 1,000 Soldiers to Conflict Zone in DRC Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- Uganda will deploy 1,000 soldiers to a conflict zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in March, a Ugandan army officer declared as cited by the media.
• Rights expert urges India to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists UN News 24 Mar 2023 -- India must immediately halt its crackdown on Kashmiri activists, the independent UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, said on Friday, calling for greater accountability.
• Food Deliveries Continue in South Sudan Despite Dangers VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- The shooting deaths of two drivers with the U.N.'s World Food Program in South Sudan last week underscored the country's status as one of the deadliest for aid workers. But aid workers say help is needed now more than ever as the World Bank estimates more than 9 million people will need assistance this year.

News Reports

• New Charges of Chinese Interference Embroil Canadian MP VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- Canada is being rattled by a political scandal straight from a Hollywood film, in which a member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ruling party is accused of collaborating with China.
• Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum's Operation US Dept. of Justice 24 Mar 2023 -- The founder of BreachForums made his initial appearance today in the Eastern District of Virginia on a criminal charge related to his alleged creation and administration of a major hacking forum and marketplace for cybercriminals that claimed to have more than 340,000 members as of last week. In parallel with his arrest on March 15, the FBI and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) have conducted a disruption operation that caused BreachForums to go offline.
• Cameroon, Gabon Reinforce Travel Restrictions After Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Cases VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up border security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Despite the controls, people are still traveling across the porous borders, raising fears the virus that causes hemorrhagic fever could spread.
• What To Do When Research to Stop a Pandemic Could Start One Instead VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- What would turn bird flu - the kind that's killed millions of birds around the world and a few hundred people - into the next deadly pandemic?
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a question from Rossiya Segodnya on Russia's alleged plans to build closer ties with Moldova Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Razvedchik (Intelligence officer) news magazine, March 24th, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2023
• The Week In Russia: A Warrant For Putin's Arrest RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin is now a wanted man, the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court on suspicion of war crimes over the illegal transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. How will it affect Putin's fate and the course of Russia's war against Ukraine?
• Russian Interior Ministry Adds Self-Exiled Former Putin Speechwriter To Wanted List RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- The Russian Interior Ministry has added to its wanted list a self-exiled former speechwriter of Vladimir Putin, Abbas Gallyamov, known for his analyses of political and social developments in Russia and the Kremlin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and interviews he has given to multiple media outlets, including RFE/RL.
• Hearing Into Appeal By U.S. Investor Calvey Of Russian Embezzlement Conviction Postponed RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- The Moscow City Court has postponed a hearing into appeals filed by U.S. investor Michael Calvey and his associate, French national Philippe Delpal, against their 2021 convictions on embezzlement charges that they reject.
• China's ruling party gears up to purge 'black sheep,' 'two-faced people' from ranks Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- China's ruling Communist Party has launched a nationwide disciplinary campaign that will inspect its 96 million members for loyalty to supreme leader Xi Jinping and weed out officials from positions of power who were put there by rival political factions.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 24, 2023 PRC MofA 24 Mar 2023
• China, Philippines agree to strengthen dialogue to manage disputes, handle emergencies Global Times 24 Mar 2023 -- China and the Philippines have had candid and deep exchanges on each other's concerns over South China Sea issues and agreed to maintain restraint and improve communication mechanisms to manage disputes via friendly coordination and properly handle maritime emergencies, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Friday.
• Hong Kong plans to loosen laws to allow more reclamation of Victoria Harbour Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- Authorities in Hong Kong are planning to weaken environmental protections for the city's iconic Victoria Harbour, removing the need for judicial oversight of major reclamation projects that could chip away at the city's marine heritage.
• China Says US Showed No Proof of TikTok Being National Security Threat Sputnik 24 Mar 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry argued on Friday that the United States was still to prove that the popular TikTok video-sharing app was a threat to its national security.
• Asia Fact Check Lab: Can TikTok share US user data with China's government? Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- a Chinese company subjecting to Chinese laws - would create opportunities for the Chinese government to collect data about American users.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan March 24, 2023 ROC MND 24 Mar 2023
• Taiwan Tensions Fuel Anxiety on Japan's Tiny Yonaguni Island VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- Kotaro Kobari was returning from an all-night fishing expedition in his small boat off the remote Japanese island of Yonaguni in August last year when his phone suddenly lit up with notifications showing phone calls and messages he had missed while at sea.
• To find missing 653 bullets, North Korean city is locked down, houses searched Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- After 653 bullets went missing during a recent military withdrawal, North Korean authorities have locked down the entire city of Hyesan and searched house-to-house for the ammunition, two sources in the country told Radio Free Asia.
• Iranian Women Arrested After Altercation With Hijab Enforcer RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Three Iranian women have been arrested after arguing with another woman who was attempting to enforce rules on wearing a head scarf in the central city of Yazd.
• 'I Will Keep Protesting': Anti-Regime Demonstrations Continue To Rock Iran's Baluchistan, Even As Nationwide Rallies Subside RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Thousands of people pour into the streets and stage anti-regime rallies in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan after Friday Prayers every week.
• Iranian Activist Sentenced To 18 Years After Calls For Khamenei's Resignation RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Iran's judiciary has confirmed an 18-year prison sentence for activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after calling on him to resign.
• Space: Commission invites the industry to submit proposals to deploy the new EU secure connectivity satellite constellation, IRIS² European Commission 24 Mar 2023 -- The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).
• Myanmar junta pledges 15 villages for Rohingya repatriated from Bangladesh Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- Myanmar's junta is planning 15 new villages with 750 plots of farmable land in Rakhine state as part of a pilot program that would see 1,500 ethnic Rohingyas repatriated from refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh next month.
• United States Imposes Additional Sanctions on Jet Fuel Suppliers and Military Cronies to Address Burma Military Regime's Atrocities US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2023 -- The United States continues to promote accountability for the Burmese military regime's assault on the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma. Today we are designating two individuals and six entities. The regime continues to inflict pain and suffering on the people of Burma.
• Treasury Sanctions Jet Fuel Suppliers and Military Cronies in Burma Prior to Armed Forces Day US Treasury 24 Mar 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two individuals and six entities that are connected to Burma's military and that have enabled the military regime's continuing atrocities, including through the importation, storage, and distribution of jet fuel to Burma's military. These actions come as the military regime prepares to mark the 78th Armed Forces Day. The two individuals and six entities are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O) 14014.
• China Looks to Myanmar's Rebel Armies to Shore Up Business, Border Goals VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- China's special envoy to Myanmar held a third round of meetings in four months last week with several of Myanmar's most powerful armed rebel groups, some of them battling the military for control of the borderland area two years after the coup that brought the military to power.
• New U.S. Sanctions Target Individuals, Entities, Assets In Belarus, Including Lukashenka's Jet RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. Treasury Department on March 24 issued new Belarus-related sanctions against nine individuals and three entities in response to an ongoing crackdown on the country's pro-democracy movement and civil society.
• Taking Additional Actions to Hold the Lukashenka Regime to Account US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2023 -- The United States continues to promote accountability for the Lukashenka regime's violence surrounding the fraudulent August 2020 presidential election in Belarus, its ongoing brutal crackdown against the pro-democracy movement and other elements of Belarusian society, its flagrant human rights abuses, and its facilitation of the Russian Federation's illegal war against Ukraine.
• Treasury Targets Belarusian State-Owned Enterprises, Government Officials, and Lukashenka's Aircraft US Treasury 24 Mar 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating three entities and nine individuals, and identifying one presidential aircraft as blocked property, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14038
• Indian Opposition Chief Loses Parliamentary Seat After Defamation Case VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from parliament Friday, a day after he was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on defamation charges over remarks that alluded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (March 24, 2023) India MEA 24 Mar 2023
• Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday 24 March 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2023
• Israel's attorney general: Netanyahu's involvement in judicial reforms 'illegal' Press TV 24 Mar 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push for judicial reforms is facing more headwinds, with the regime's attorney-general now accusing him of breaking the law by getting directly involved in the judicial overhaul plan.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 24 March 2023 Gov.UK 24 Mar 2023
• Joint Statement on Syria Envoys-level Meeting in Amman US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the League of Arab States following their meeting in Amman, Jordan on March 21, 2023, to discuss the current situation in Syria in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
• No: 83, 24 March 2023, Press Release Regarding 2022 Human Rights Report of the U.S. Department of State Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2023
• We must continue strengthening implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention: UK Statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 24 Mar 2023 -- Statement delivered by Thomas Phipps at UN Security Council Arria Meeting on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• UK and EU to formally adopt the Windsor Framework UK FCDO 24 Mar 2023 -- The UK and EU will meet to formally agree the Windsor Framework at the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, chaired by the Foreign Secretary and the European Commission Vice-President.
• The Russian attack on Ukraine and the role of Belarus, the European Peace Facility, the European single market and migration - the main topics of the European Council Republic of Poland 24 Mar 2023 -- Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attended the March European Council in Brussels. The Polish PM discussed with European leaders issues related to the war in Ukraine, potential improvements in the European single market and migration, which affects EU countries to varying degrees.
• Moldova: second High-Level Political and Security Dialogue with the European Union takes place European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Mar 2023 -- The second EU-Republic of Moldova High-Level Political and Security Dialogue was held in Brussels on 23 and 24 March, following its launch in Chisinau on 18 March 2022.
• Cambodian news site details phone calls between opposition party official, mistress Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- A Cambodian pro-government news site published details from a telephone conversation between a top opposition party official and his alleged mistress, prompting one political observer to urge authorities to investigate the apparent telephone tapping.
• US calls on Laos to increase efforts to combat human trafficking Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2023 -- The U.S. State Department has called on the government of Laos to increase its efforts to combat human trafficking this year ahead of the release of its annual U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report.
• Right-Wing Serbian Parties Protest Agreement With Kosovo On Anniversary Of NATO Bombing Campaign RFE/RL 24 Mar 2023 -- Supporters of four right-wing Serbian opposition parliamentary parties on March 24 demonstrated in Belgrade, blocking traffic and demanding the government reject a plan agreed last weekend by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on the process of normalizing relations between their two countries.
• Free Speech Advocates Question Sincerity of Promised Uzbek Reforms VOA 24 Mar 2023 -- When Shavkat Mirziyoyev replaced longtime strongman Islam Karimov as Uzbekistan's president in 2016, he promised democratic reforms, openness and accountability. But a key element of those reforms — a proposed rewrite of the country's 31-year-old constitution -— has democracy advocates asking whether it is a step forward or back.