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(Vatican Radio) Leaders of the NATO military alliance have agreed to deploy thousands of multinational forces in the Baltic states and Poland to deter what they view as potential Russian aggression amid the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War.Listen to Stefan Bos' report The official approval came during a two-day summit in Warsaw, Poland, despite opposition from Moscow, which has threatenedto respond with its own troop movements towards borders with NATO countries.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union,multinational troops will continuously rotate through four countries in Eastern Europe.He announced that as many as 4,000 troops in four battalions will be in place starting next year inPoland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia."We have decided to enhance our military presence in theEastern part of the alliance," he said. "And I am pleased to announce that C...
(Vatican Radio) Leaders of the NATO military alliance have agreed to deploy thousands of multinational forces in the Baltic states and Poland to deter what they view as potential Russian aggression amid the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War.
Listen to Stefan Bos' report
The official approval came during a two-day summit in Warsaw, Poland, despite opposition from Moscow, which has threatened
to respond with its own troop movements towards borders with NATO countries.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union,
multinational troops will continuously rotate through four countries in Eastern Europe.
He announced that as many as 4,000 troops in four battalions will be in place starting next year in
Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia."We have decided to enhance our military presence in the
Eastern part of the alliance," he said. "And I am pleased to announce that Canada will be the framework nation for Latvia,
Germany will lead the battalion in Lithuania, the United Kingdom will lead in Estonia and United States will serve as a
framework nation in Poland,” Stoltenberg told reporters.
The deployment comes amid mounting concerns in these former Communist countries that they could be targeted by
Russia after it already annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and allegedly began supporting pro-Russian separatists
in eastern Ukraine.
LITHUANIA PLEASED
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told reporters that he welcomed the decision to deploy
a NATO battalion to his country. "We are not talking just about one battalion to be deployed. We are talking about a system,
about engagement about a framework, about the rotation of multinational troops," the minister explained.
"And this is more important. So we will have several times more presence of allied soldiers on our territory, in the proximity
of our region. That gives us really more credibility, more security and that is exactly that we expected." Linkevicius added.
Yet, NATO chief Stoltenberg denied that the alliance was threatening Russia or seeking a new Cold War and said
the measures were part of efforts to deal with an increasingly dangerous world. “We do not seek confrontation. We continue
to seek a constructive dialogue with Russia," he said.
"Russia is our biggest neighbour, it is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and it plays an important role
in security challenges in and around Europe,” Stoltenberg stressed.
RUSSIA UPSET
As the summit began, Moscow said talk of a threat from Russia was absurd, adding that it hoped “common sense”
would prevail and that it remained open to dialogue with NATO.
Beside tensions with Russia, NATO leaders also discussed threats in the Middle East. U.S. President Barack Obama, who was
to leave Europe earlier to deal with the aftermath of deadly shootings in Dallas, Texas, said NATO must summon the political
will and make commitments to meet challenges from not only Russia but also from Islamic State group
extremists.
He added that it also was crucial to deal with Britain's decision to leave the European Union in a recent referendum and
and to deal with conflicts that have prompted millions of people to seek refuge in Europe.
The summit in Warsaw has been described as NATO's most important meeting since the Cold War.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a letter to the President of the Argentinian Episcopal Conference on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the country's independence. In the letter he invites people in his homeland to "dare to dream".Listen to Lydia O’Kane's report On the 9th of July 1816 Argentina declared independence from its then ruler Spain. To mark this major event in the country’s history Pope Francis has sent a letter to the President of the Argentinian Episcopal Conference, José María Arancedo, in which he addresses those in authority and the Argentinian people on the occasion of his homeland’s bicentennial celebrations.In the letter the Pope says he desires “that this celebration will make us stronger in the path taken by our ancestors two hundred years ago,” and invites the people of the country “not to sell the Motherland” and to resist “all forms of colonisation”.I...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a letter to the President of the Argentinian Episcopal Conference on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the country's independence. In the letter he invites people in his homeland to "dare to dream".
Listen to Lydia O’Kane's report
On the 9th of July 1816 Argentina declared independence from its then ruler Spain. To mark this major event in the country’s history Pope Francis has sent a letter to the President of the Argentinian Episcopal Conference, José María Arancedo, in which he addresses those in authority and the Argentinian people on the occasion of his homeland’s bicentennial celebrations.
In the letter the Pope says he desires “that this celebration will make us stronger in the path taken by our ancestors two hundred years ago,” and invites the people of the country “not to sell the Motherland” and to resist “all forms of colonisation”.
In particular he draws attention to those who suffer the most in Argentinian society, such as the sick, those living in poverty, prisoners, those who are lonely, those who have no work, victims of trafficking, child victims of abuse and young people who are suffering from the scourge of drugs.
The Holy Father also looks to the elderly and to young Argentinians to chart the path forward for the country saying, “I would like to ask the elderly, who have a good memory of history, to look past this throwaway culture that has been forced upon us and dare to dream. We need their dreams, they are a fount of inspiration.”
He goes on to say, “I ask young people not to live a retired life in a bureaucratic quietism they are encouraged into by many opportunities that lack excitement and heroism”.
The Pope concludes by saying that, “only if our elderly dare to dream and our young imagine great things, can the Homeland be free. We need elderly people who dream and motivate young people, who in turn run forth armed with the creativity of imagination, inspired by these very dreams.”
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has approved a new ‘Motu Proprio’ which defines the relationship between the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Secretariat for the Economy.The ‘Motu Proprio’ that regards competencies in economic and financial matters spells out the clear and unequivocal distinction between control and vigilance, on the one hand, and administration of goods, on the other. Please find below the official translation of the press release regarding the ‘Motu Proprio’:On 4 July 2016, the Holy Father approved a motu proprio that implements reform of the organisms engaged in control and vigilance as well as the administration of Holy See goods. The new legislative document is intended to continue on the path begun with the Motu Proprio “Fidelis dispensator et prudens” dated 24 February 2014, by which Pope Francis created three new organisms: the Council for the Economy, the Secretariat for ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has approved a new ‘Motu Proprio’ which defines the relationship between the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Secretariat for the Economy.
The ‘Motu Proprio’ that regards competencies in economic and financial matters spells out the clear and unequivocal distinction between control and vigilance, on the one hand, and administration of goods, on the other.
Please find below the official translation of the press release regarding the ‘Motu Proprio’:
On 4 July 2016, the Holy Father approved a motu proprio that implements reform of the organisms engaged in control and vigilance as well as the administration of Holy See goods. The new legislative document is intended to continue on the path begun with the Motu Proprio “Fidelis dispensator et prudens” dated 24 February 2014, by which Pope Francis created three new organisms: the Council for the Economy, the Secretariat for the Economy and the Office of the Auditor General. As well known, the respective competencies of these organisms were subsequently specified in the Statutes of 22 February 2015. The Statutes in question were approved ad experimentum with the knowledge that the new system was to be built through subsequent verifications.
The document published today responds to the need to define further the relationship between the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Secretariat for the Economy. The fundamental principle at the base of the reforms in this area, and in particular at the base of this Motu Proprio, is that of ensuring the clear and unequivocal distinction between control and vigilance, on the one hand, and administration of goods, on the other. Therefore, the Motu Proprio specifies the competencies pertaining to the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See and better delineates the Secretariat for the Economy’s fundamental role of control and vigilance.
The ‘Motu Proprio’ can be found here.
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