Monday April 25, 2016
Kaieteur News
Italian PM likes Clinton, says Trump has a policy of fear WA S H I N G T O N (Reuters) - Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi criticized U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday for his “policy of fear,” and said he was firmly in Democrat Hillary Clinton’s camp. “I support very strongly Hillary Clinton because I think she is a woman able to give security t o e v e r y partner, to give a message of cooperation with other parties, to continue the good policy of President (Barack) Obama” Renzi s a i d on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” show. “I consider Donald Trump a man who invests a lot in a policy of fear,” the prime minister said. Trump, a billionaire real
Matteo Renzi estate mogul, and former U.S. Secretary of State Clinton are the front-runners to be their parties’ candidates in the November presidential election.
Another European leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose immigration policies Trump has called “insane,” declined to be drawn when asked about Trump. “I concentrate fully on the tasks of the year 2016, which keep me pretty busy,” she said in a joint news conference with Obama in Germany. Trump has said that the refugee crisis could trigger revolutions and even the end of Europe. A million migrants, many fleeing Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries in conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have poured into Europe through Greece since last year. Turkey hosts 2.7 million Syrian refugees.
South African President Zuma in Iran to develop trade, political ties – presidency Reuters - South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Iran yesterday to strengthen political, trade and investment ties after crippling international sanctions against the Islamic Republic were lifted earlier this year, his office said. South Africa is hoping to exploit a market hungry for investment as tens of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets will now be unfrozen and global companies that have been barred from doing business there will benefit. Iranian media said the two countries signed eight agreements on cooperation in areas including trade, industries, investments, agriculture, water resources and oil industry research and development. No details of the accords were given. Iranian media also said the two countries called for strengthening intelligence cooperation in the fight against terrorism. In opening remarks after his a r r i v a l , Z u m a s a i d various mechanisms had been discussed “to strengthen our political, trade, investment and economic, as well as peopleto-people relations between our countries.” “The lifting of nuclearrelated sanctions against Iran provides immense potential for closer commercial and investment cooperation between South Africa and Iran,” the presidency said in a statement. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in remarks carried by state television that South Africa had supported Iran during its time under sanctions.
Jacob Zuma “Today, after the nuclear accords and the end of sanctions against Iran, there is a sharp competition between Asian and European countries for cooperation agreements with Iran, but we will never forget our close friends from the era of sanctions,” Rouhani said,
referring to South Africa. Pretoria is considering building an oil refinery that will process Iranian crude to bolster its petrol supply and reduce its dependence on foreign companies. Iran has been frustrated that few trade deals have been implemented since the sanctions were lifted in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, as foreign banks still steer clear of processing transactions. On April 15 Iran called on the United States and European Union to help it access the global financial system, but the White House said the nuclear deal did not include giving Tehran such access. Zuma’s visit was the second South African state visit to Iran, the first having been undertaken by late president Nelson Mandela in 1999.
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