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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama attend the U.N. climate change conference in Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Moscow Pinning its Hopes on Lausanne Meeting as U.S. Seeks ‘Multilateral’ Approach

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Washington – An international meeting on the ministerial level will be held in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday as part of fresh attempts to overcome previous failures in reaching an agreement over war-torn Syria. While reports said Iran will not attend...

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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, wait for the start of a meeting at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. (Photo by AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Meeting on Syria to be Held on Saturday in Lausanne

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Ankara – Russia said a ministerial meeting will be held in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss the Syrian crisis, while the United States State Department said a second international meeting will take place in London on Sunday to look into the means to stop the...

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(L–R) British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, react during a press event after the end of a new round of Iran nuclear talks in the Learning Center at the Swiss federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2, 2015. (EPA/Valentin Flauraud)

EU’s Mogherini says “not impossible” to get Iran nuclear deal before Tuesday deadline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2015 | Middle East

Paris and Vienna, Reuters—European Union foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini said on Sunday it was not impossible to get a deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program but said tough days lay ahead as a self-imposed June 30 deadline nears....

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As some Iranians celebrate on a street in northern Tehran after Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers in Lausanne, Switzerland, not everybody is pleased with the deal. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran’s Nuclear Drama: From “Death to America” to “Anxious Hearts”

by Amir Taheri | Apr 8, 2015 | Features

Thanks to one of those ironies that adds spice to history, the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers, led by the United States, took place at the Hotel Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is the same palace where the victorious...