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Geronimo
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject: The Russian Ambassador leaves Doha |
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Around the time when many international news agencies were covering the attack on the British Embassy in Iran, and its aftermath,
in detail, another diplomatic spat was underway in Doha...
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20111205/169361690.html
This development attained more coverage in the Russian media
than in other countries. Al Jazeera - http://www.aljazeera.com/ -
barely touched on it.
Could these 2 developments be related, do you think?
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:41 am Post subject: |
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I can't see any possible relationship between the Russia/Doha/Syria issue and the Britain/Iran spat...
Also more coverage in Russia than the Middle East makes sense...
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 604 Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:54 am Post subject: |
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The relationship between Russia and the Middle East could be Chechnya.
My veiled sentiments...
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veiledsentiments
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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...which wouldn't be relevant to either of the situations that I referred to...
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Captain_Fil
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:21 am Post subject: |
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That depends on certain points of view.
My veiled sentiments...
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Dedicated
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:33 am Post subject: |
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The Russian Ambassador and two diplomat colleagues were actually beaten up by customs officials at Doha airport when they tried to prevent security officials from x-raying the diplomatic pouch. This would have been a direct violation of 1961 Vienna Convention and a bilateral agreement between Russia and Qatar.
One can only presume that this was most likely provoked by Russia's position on the Syrian crisis. Russia opposes any arms embargo on Syria, which many Qataris believe advocates the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad.
I cannot really see any link with the British/Iran situation........ |
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veiledsentiments
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Dedicated wrote: |
I cannot really see any link with the British/Iran situation........ |
It would take a major stretch to see one... and it would still be imaginary.
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Geronimo
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wilberforce
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:22 am Post subject: |
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I think they are back to friendly relations. The usual tiff and huff. So what else is new?? |
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