Word: hoping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov endorses Ahmadinejad and says, "We welcome the fact that the elections have taken place, and we welcome the newly re-elected Iranian President on the Russian soil." During the summit itself, Ahmadinejad says "America is enveloped in economic and political crises, and there is no hope for their resolution." Neither the Iranian election nor unrest were mentioned...
...Medvedev told reporters after the summit, "I hope that these milk hysterics do not in the end spoil work on the collective rapid-reaction force [the CSTO]." But the milk wars are threatening to sour further. In March, Russia and Belarus made a verbal agreement allowing Belarus concessions on the contract-listed gas prices that Russia charges. But on Monday, Gazprom spokesperson Sergei Kupriyanov told Russian daily Kommersant that the existing contract was never altered, meaning Belarus would have to pay $210 per 1,000 cu m of gas rather than the $150 that was agreed upon - a crippling amount...
...that Iran won't seek agreements with U.S. on areas of conflict that could lead to confrontation. Khamenei may believe that his regime's best hope of survival is keeping his country on a war-footing against an external enemy, but an actual war would be disastrous for the regime. And ensuring the survival of the regime has been Khamenei's guiding principle. His response to the election, however, suggests that he's ready to break the mold of three decades of governance in the Islamic Republic. Whatever comes next, the events of the June 12 presidential election will...
...growing integration into the global economy. But so long as Iran maintains its nuclear ambitions, it will always be subject to sanctions from the most developed economies, principally that of the U.S. Without easy access to markets in the outside world, for both imports and exports, Iran cannot hope to develop the sort of economic growth that might - just might - obviate the need for political change by providing economic opportunity and cultural autonomy for those who would otherwise constitute a political opposition. An Iran that did not pursue nuclear dreams might be able to maintain both a controlled, nondemocratic internal...
...Guardian Council has invited Mousavi as well as Karroubi to a meeting Tuesday to discuss their concerns. The Supreme Leader has expressed hope that the dispute can be resolved peacefully...