The UK, France and Germany have said they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal which US President Donald Trump has threatened to tear apart.
The leaders of France, Germany and the UK said in a joint statement that they were all “committed” to the deal and were “concerned by the possible implications” of Mr Trump’s refusal to recertify it.
The deal, signed in 2015, is between the UK, the US, Russia, France, Germany, and China to impose curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for an easing of international sanctions.
However, Trump called Iran a “fanatical regime” and said it had violated the terms of the deal. He accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism, and proposed new sanctions. International observers say Iran has been in full compliance with the agreement.
Meanwhile, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the US was “more isolated than ever”. And said Trump may not be aware that this agreement is not a bilateral agreement solely between Iran and the United States. He warned that his country could abandon its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers within hours if the United States keeps on imposing new sanctions.
“Those who try to return to the language of threats and sanctions are prisoners of their past delusions,” Rouhani said in a televised address.
Archives for October 14, 2017
Tamil diaspora cannot be blamed for Swiss Kumar’s crimes – Basil
Crimes can be committed anywhere and Swiss Kumar’s involvement in student Vidya’s murder cannot be a reason for putting the blame on the Tamil diaspora says former Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa. He said this speaking to a weekend newspaper.
There were many stories about Swiss Kumar after he was arrested in connection with the brutal murder and gang rape of Vidya. It was said Swiss Kumar had direct links with the Tamil diaspora and had had direct connections with Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.
Mr. Basil Rajapaksa says despite Swiss Kumar is accused of Vidya’s murder; the whole Tamil diaspora cannot be blamed for the murder.
Allocate 6% GDP for education – ‘Protest week’ from SSU
The Socialist Students’ Union (SSU) has organized a ‘protest week’ from 13th to 19th of this month to protest against collecting money from students and demanding the government to .allocate 6% of GDP for education.
A campaign to sign a protest banner that states”Stop burdening parents with .school fees” and “Allocate 6% of GDP for Education” was carried out opposite Fort Railway Station.
Campaigns to sign similar banners were carried out in many parts of the island.
VAC is alive & kicking though ACCS is no more
The thinking of those individuals who committed frauds and engaged in corruption and waste of public funds during the previous regime and of those who are engaged in destroying people’s assets and rob public money with the support of the present government that Voice Against Corruption (VAC) has been terminated just because the Anti-Corruption Committee Secretariat has been closed down is only a myth says the convener of VAC Wasantha Samarasinghe pointing out that the Anti-Corruption Committee Secretariat was founded in 2015 but VAC existed since 2011.
He said this participating in a media meeting of the series of media meetings held under the theme ‘Helidarauwa’ (Exposure).
Mr. Samarasinghe pointed out frauds and corruption committed in several instances including frauds at Lanka Transformers group of companies, the fraud committed by producing a bill for meals at a ceremony in the Ministry of Agriculture and the instance of evading paying tax by 23 individuals involved in iron related industries.
Mr. Samarasinghe also talked about slanders spread to disrepute him personally, VAC and the JVP by certain parties using the internet on YouTube, Face Book and by certain blogs.
“One voice – One centre” – Teachers raise their voice
The 19th Teachers’ Convention of the Lanka Teacher services Union (LTSU) was held under theme “One voice – One centre” at Colombo Public Library yesterday (13th).
The General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva, the President of National Trade Union Center (NTUC) K.D. Lal Kantha and the President of LTSU Mahinda Jayasinghe chaired the Convention.
It was discussed in the Convention that Ranil – Maithri administration despite promising 6% of GDP for education and stabilizing free education, is engaged in a move to destroy not only free education but the free health services as well.
It was also broadly discussed the challenges the move by the ‘yahapalana’ government would bring on the rights of more than 4.5 million students as well as the services of teachers and principals in the country. Resolutions were passed to take action to defend the rights of the students, teachers and Principals of schools as well as be a part of the mass struggles to make the society a righteous one.
