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Iranian President-Elect Hassan Rouhani said that his country and Saudi Arabia can restore peace and stability in the region, in response to a congratulations message from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.»

Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, assured that his government will analyze the case of Edward Snowden responsibly, and assured that he will take a decision with sovereignty.»

The presidents of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and France, Francois Hollande, today described as very positive their meeting at the Elysee Palace and announced a new stage of bilateral cooperation relations.»

Pope Francis received Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with whom he debated the social situation and politics in Venezuela after Head of State Hugo Chavez died.»

The 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela’s condition remains “unchanged,” the Presidency said on Monday morning.»

Bolivian government has formally requested the Security Council of the Union of South American Nation (UNASUR) to convene a special meeting to assess the possible links of Colombia with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).»

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that Petrocaribe economic zone will start operating as of June 29, in the context of the presidential summit the bloc’s state member will hold in Managua.»

Turkish police arrested nearly 1000 people in some 90 demonstrations in 48 cities across the country against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his decision to remove Gezi Park in Istanbul.»

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos denied Saturday that his government was supporting any type of action to destabilize Venezuela’s institutionality, as denounced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.»

Russia and China will attend the international conference on the Syrian crisis next Wednesday in Tehran, meeting convened by the Persian authorities preceding the so called Geneva II, agreed by Russia and the United States, confirmed an official source.»