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• New Aviation Battalion Welcomed to Kosovo by KFOR's Regional Command-East Army News 10 Jun 2023 -- Kosovo Force Regional Command-East's Aviation Battalion (Task Force Yellow Hammer) held a casing of the colors ceremony, during which authority was transferred from Task Force Yellow Hammer to Task Force Rogue, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on Jun. 8, 2023.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Biden, Stoltenberg to Meet Amid Jockeying for NATO Chief's Successor VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Monday as jockeying to secure his successor intensifies.
• US slams Russia's planned nuclear deployment to Belarus as 'reckless' Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- The United States has slammed Russia's planned deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus as "reckless" and said it will "continue to monitor" the move.
• Trudeau Pledges More Military Aid To Ukraine In Second Surprise Visit To Kyiv RFE/RL 10 Jun 2023 -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged more military aid to Kyiv on June 10 during an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital and denounced the destruction of the Russian-controlled Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.
• Canadian PM promises more aid for Ukraine on surprise visit to Kiev Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an unannounced visit to the capital Kiev to show Ottawa's support for the war against Russia.
• Ukraine to Receive Action Plan on NATO Membership at Vilnius Summit Sputnik 10 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine will receive an action plan on achieving NATO membership at the upcoming Vilnius summit of the alliance, and the country will manage to join the bloc within two years after the end of the current conflict, Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Saturday, citing Deputy Defense Ministry Volodymyr Gavrilov.
• Foreign Ministry's Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov in Washington: Ukraine's future is in NATO Estonia MFA 10 Jun 2023 -- Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov and his Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts met with US President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to discuss NATO's upcoming summit in Vilnius and European security.
• Xi urges troops to forge "great wall of steel" in guarding Chinese borders People's Daily 10 Jun 2023 -- President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese border troops to enhance their capabilities in border defense and control to forge a "great wall of steel" along the country's borders.
• COMBINED OPERATIONS OF INS VIKRAMADITYA AND INS VIKRANT India PIB 10 Jun 2023 -- Indian Ocean - The Indian Navy showcased its formidable maritime capabilities with a spectacular display of multi-carrier operations and the coordinated deployment of more than 35 aircraft in the Arabian Sea. This demonstration of naval prowess underscores India's commitment to safeguarding its national interests, maintaining regional stability, and fostering cooperative partnerships in the maritime domain.
• Iran tripled defense export last year: Minister IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has said that Iran recorded a triple increase in exports during last Iranian year ( ended March 20, 2023).
• Zionist regime to set up arms manufacturing plants in Morocco IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- The Zionist regime plans to set up two branches of its arms manufacturing industry in Morocco in an apparent attempts to destabilize North Africa region.
• Estonia's updated military defence development plan focuses on increasing firepower Estonia MoD 10 Jun 2023 -- According to the updated military part of Estonia's national defence development plan 2031, the country will focus on increasing firepower in coming years, with ammunition stocks alone being supplemented with nearly one billion euros.
• US-Kosovo Diplomatic Spat Casts Shadow on Bilateral Relations VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- The United States and Kosovo are continuing to engage in an unusual public spat, after the staunch U.S. ally's prime minister, Albin Kurti, resisted calls to take steps that the West says are necessary to de-escalate ethnic tensions in the country's north.

Defense Industry

• Five workers dead as blast rips through rocket factory in Turkish capital Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- The Turkish National Defense Ministry says at least five workers lost their lives when an explosion ripped through a rocket and explosives factory in the country's capital city of Ankara.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• Yemen must not become a forgotten crisis Government of Norway 10 Jun 2023 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt visited Yemen for the first time on 9 June. The Foreign Minister met Yemen's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the temporary capital of Aden. The evening before, Ms Huitfeldt met the President of Yemen in Riyadh.
• Sudan Begins 24-Hour Cease-Fire VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- The two warring factions in Sudan entered into a cease-fire 6 a.m. Saturday, local time.
• Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid Worsen Amid Sudan's Raging Combat VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- Whether Sudan's warring parties stick to the latest U.S.-Saudi Arabian-brokered cease-fire agreement remains an open question. What is not in doubt is that Saturday's 24-hour truce has capped another murderous week of intense fighting in which civilians were the main victims.
• 9 Killed in Militant Attack of Beachfront Hotel in Somalia VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- The Somalia government says an attack launched Friday by al-Shabab militants on a Mogadishu hotel has ended.
• Al-Shabab Attacks Beachfront Hotel in Somalia's Capital VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- The Somalia government says an attack launched Friday by al-Shabab militants on a Mogadishu hotel has ended.
• Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade UN News 10 Jun 2023 -- Shoppers in Mali's Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles for $750 and cartridges for 70 cents apiece, from locally handcrafted pistols to smuggled French and Turkish machine guns, as a dizzying array of illegal weaponry dots market stalls across the Sahel, a 6,000-kilometre-wide belt in the middle of Africa.
• Strong unity in the fight against ISIS Government of Norway 10 Jun 2023 -- 'Much of the world's attention is currently focused on Russia's war in Ukraine. But all the while, violent extremism and terrorism are continuing to hamper development, and are spreading fear and uncertainty to more and more areas of sub-Saharan Africa and Afghanistan. It is therefore important to reaffirm our strong unity and support for the fight against ISIS, as we did at the meeting of the global coalition against ISIS today,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

News Reports

• Press release on Iceland's decision to downgrade diplomatic relations Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2023
• Government of Canada orders seizure of Russian-registered cargo aircraft at Toronto Pearson Airport Canada 10 Jun 2023 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Government of Canada had ordered the seizure of a Russian-registered cargo aircraft currently grounded at Toronto Pearson Airport, pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act.
• Warsaw Official: Reports Implicating Poland In Nord Stream Sabotage Are Consistent With Russian Propaganda RFE/RL 10 Jun 2023 -- A Polish government official said news reports suggesting a link between Poland and explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year echo Russian propaganda.
• Honduran president arrives in Beijing as China-Honduras ties usher in new era Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at around 7:50 pm on Saturday. She is currently on a six-day state visit to China, marking the first visit to the country by a Honduran president.
• Honduran president requests entry into New Development Bank of BRICS Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- President of the Republic of Honduras Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento formally requested the country's admission to the BRICS-led New Development Bank (NDB) after she visited the headquarters of the bank in Shanghai on Saturday. She also visited a Huawei research center on the same day, highlighting pragmatic cooperation during her trip to China.
• Spokesperson slams U.S. move to end China's developing country status People's Daily 10 Jun 2023 -- China's status as the world's largest developing country is rooted in facts and international law, and it is not something that can easily be wiped away by a U.S. congressional bill, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
• Arab League Visits China's Xinjiang Region, Rejects Uyghur Genocide VOA 10 Jun 2023 -- China is using a recent visit by an Arab League delegation to Xinjiang to highlight what it says is support of its policies in the region. Experts, however, say the praise that Beijing has reportedly received from diplomats and officials who took part in the trip is nothing more than "Chinese propaganda" and an attempt to whitewash human rights violations there.
• Central banks of China, Argentina renew bilateral currency swap deal Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- The Central banks of China and Argentina recently renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement with a size of 130 billion yuan/4.5 trillion Argentine pesos ($18.2 billion). The agreement is valid for three years, the People's Bank of China (PBC), China's central bank, said on Friday.
• China successfully tests parachute system, narrowing rocket debris landing area by 80% Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- China has successfully tested a parachute system during a recent launch of a Long March-3B carrier rocket, confirming an ability to narrow the landing area by 80 percent, making the landing more precise, the Global Times learned from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) on Friday.
• Difficulties in relations with South Korea not caused by China: FM Global Times 10 Jun 2023 -- The current difficulties and challenges in China-South Korea relations were not caused by China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday, while urging South Korea to adhere to the one-China principle and handle Taiwan-related issues in a prudent way.
• Investments by listed Taiwan companies in China fall in January-March CNA 10 Jun 2023 -- China-bound investments made by Taiwanese companies listed on the main board and the over-the-counter (OTC) market moved lower at the end of the first quarter of this year from the end of 2022 at a time of weaker-than-expected economic recovery in China, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jun. 10, 2023 ROC MND 10 Jun 2023
• Taiwan's New Party vows to advance peaceful reunification People's Daily 10 Jun 2023 -- Taiwan's New Party has the courage to undertake the mission of the times and advance the peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait, the party's chief said Friday.
• Iranian Mission: No undeclared nuclear material in Iran ISNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Following the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi on the NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran, the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations office and other International Organizations in Vienna emphasized in its comments that there is "no undeclared nuclear material in Iran".
• US urged to avoid double standards in dealing with Iran's nuclear case IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin has said that the approach adopted by the United States and United Kingdom on Iran's nuclear program is an example of exercising double-standards in dealing with international issues.
• 'No undeclared nuclear material in Iran; IAEA's assertion based on Israeli lies' IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Iran's permanent mission to the UN offices in Vienna says there is no undeclared nuclear material in the country, saying the International Atomic Energy Agency's assertion is based on "fabricated information" provided by the Israeli regime.
• Higher purity uranium enrichment aimed at sanctions removal: AEOI chief IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has said that the country's nuclear activities are under the supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA), and the Islamic Republic's move to enrich uranium at higher purity levels is aimed at the removal of sanctions.
• High-level uranium enrichment aimed at sanctions removal: Iran nuclear chief Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says the purpose of enriching uranium to a high level of purity was the removal of anti-Iran sanctions.
• Tehran urges IAEA to act professionally, steer clear of Israeli lies on Iran's nuclear program Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Iran's mission to the Vienna-based organizations has highlighted the Islamic Republic's full commitment to its nuclear obligations, calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to act professionally instead of relying on "fabricated information" provided by the Israeli regime.
• Iranian foreign minister lauds diplomat's steadfastness during illegal imprisonment in Belgium Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Iran's foreign minister has lauded the steadfastness and firm resolve of an Iranian diplomat, who was recently released after spending about five years in Belgian and German prisons on false "terror-related" charges.
• FM meets Iranian diplomat released from Belgian detention IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with Asadollah Asadi, the former Iranian diplomat who returned home last month after five years of detention in Belgium.
• Iran warns EU against unconstructive behavior in sanctions-removal talks Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the parties to negotiations to remove anti-Iran sanctions must avoid politicized and unconstructive behavior.
• US won't be dominant power in new world order: Iran's top general IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has reiterated that the world is on the cusp of a new order, in which the United State will no longer be the dominant power while emerging powers such as Iran will have a more active role.
• Iraqi source confirms plan to pay $2.76 bn of Iran's debts Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- A source in the Iraqi foreign ministry has confirmed the Arab country will pay $2.76 billion worth its energy debts to Iran as part of a recent understanding with US authorities.
• Iraq releases $2.7bn of Iran's frozen assets: Official Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- Chairman of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es'haq says the Arab country has released $2.7 billion worth of Iranian funds in gas export money owed by the Baghdad government.
• Some $2.7 billion of Iraq's debt to Iran released: Businessman IRNA 10 Jun 2023 -- The head of the Iran-Iraq joint Chamber of Commerce has announced that some $2.7 billion of Iraq's debt to Iran which had remained frozen in a bank account in the Arab country because of US sanctions have been released.
• Prime Minister holds telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa India MEA 10 Jun 2023