Border arbitration high on agenda during Croatian FM's Slovenia visit

The new Croatian Foreign Minister Davor Ivo Stier paid a working visit to Slovenia on Friday with the unresolved bilateral issues such as border arbitration and the border fence on top of the agenda, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported.

China voices dissatisfaction with G7 foreign ministers' statement on sea disputes

China on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) issued a statement that touched upon disputes in the East and South China Seas.

Griesa lifts injunctions: 'Argentina needs time to raise money to pay creditors'

U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa in Manhattan wrote that circumstances have changed so significantly after years in which Argentina refused to negotiate with creditors that his earlier orders have become detrimental to the public interest. He said Argentina also needs time to raise money to pay the creditors, especially since one of the largest deals calls for payment in six weeks.

Argentina in 'breakthrough' offer to end debt battle . 25 percent "haircut"

Argentina has offered $6.5bn to settle a battle with creditors suing the country over defaulted bonds, seeking to end a long-running row that has hampered the country's access to international capital.

Argentina agrees to pay Italian bond holders including “a reasonable interest”

Argentina announced Tuesday that it reached a $900 million preliminary accord to settle its pending debt with 50,000 Italian holders of defaulted Argentine government bonds.

Japan, Australia Urge Asian States to Abandon Provocations in S China Sea

Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia called on China and other Asian countries engaged in the South China Sea territorial dispute to stop the large-scale work on the development of the land, construction and use of the territory of the South China Sea for military purposes.

Asia-Pacific leaders to avoid S. China Sea in post-summit statement

Asia-Pacific leaders gathering in the Philippines for an economic summit are most likely to omit any reference to high tensions in the South China Sea when they release a joint statement, a draft of it showed Wednesday.

China tells Obama to keep out of South China Sea disputes

Beijing said on Nov. 18 US President Barack Obama should not get involved in disputes in the South China Sea, after he demanded an end to artificial island building in the hotly contested region.

Obama Calls for ‘Bold Steps’ to Quell Tensions in South China Sea

President Barack Obama said bold measures should be taken to try to ease growing strains over the South China Sea, where six governments including the Philippines have overlapping claims.  

China says Arbitral Tribunal's ruling 'null and void' -- (Hague court to hear South China Sea dispute)

The Foreign Ministry on Friday said in a statement that a ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal on Thursday on the jurisdiction and admissibility of the South China Sea is null and void, and has no binding effect on China.

Hague court to take on South China Sea row

An international tribunal has ruled that it had the jurisdiction to hear a case brought by the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Ukraine ready to sue Russia over refusal to restructure debt — (Ukrainian PM)

Ukraine is ready to sue the Russian Federation over its refusal to restructure Kiev's debt in the amount of $3 bln, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Thursday.

Russia, Ukraine Fail to Agree on Debt Restructuring

  Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and his Ukrainian counterpart Natalie Jaresko have failed to agree on the restructuring of Ukraine’s debt to Russia, which amounts to $3 billion.

Manila's South China Sea arbitration request to hit nowhere. Sovereignty disputes are beyond the scope of the UNCLOS (European experts)

Arbitration request by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea would hit nowhere with false assumptions and the UN tribunal has actually no jurisdiction over some of the requests, said European experts.

China won't accept Hague sovereignty arbitration

China will refuse to recognize the conclusion of the arbitration requested by the Philippines over the two countries' maritime sovereignty dispute, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, after an international tribunal heard the matter at the Hague.

Beijing rejects arbitration tribunal South China Sea ruling

China on Wednesday rejected a Hague-based arbitration tribunal's ruling giving it six months to respond to a legal claim by the Philippines over disputed waters in the South China Sea.

China's stance of not accepting or participating in the arbitration proceedings filed by the Philippines has not changed, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a regular briefing on Wednesday.

The response came after the tribunal of The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, issued a statement on Tuesday, which requires China to submit evidence to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea before December 15.