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Hennadii Zubko: The competition committee will consider 507 projects to be implemented with the EU financial support

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday that it would fair for Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar to stick by their agreement and come to Zagreb for talks on the disputed border arbitration.

Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world's leading killers – heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes – the United Nations health agency has reported.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the workers of the Palace of the Republic which celebrates the 20 th anniversary and the artists of the Presidential Orchestra which celebrates the 15 th anniversary.

Iraq's oil ministry today warned foreign oil firms that concluding contracts outside of the federal government would be considered illegal and would grant the government the right to take legal action.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has reopened the Hungarian Embassy in Lima, which was closed in 2006.

India is planning a number of events to celebrate the 70th year of establishment of relations with Russia, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.

A UK trade and technology mission visits Taiwan to share the UK’s experience in the renewable energy sector, focussing particularly on offshore wind.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, will visit Finland on 23–24 October. He will meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini on 23 October in Helsinki.

A 10-day campaign launched by the Government of Nigeria will immunize nearly 874,000 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi, according to the United Nations health agency.

In September, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $7.6 bln.

Senior lawmakers of BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have agreed to strengthen parliamentary cooperation among them.

The aforesaid program provides for the signing of a new strategic document for 5 years (until 2022) to be funded by the United Nations agencies, funds and programs.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants of the 1 st Belarusian Philosophical Congress “National Philosophy in the Global World”.