الاثنين، 6 أغسطس 2012

American Embassy New Delhi: Open an investigation into the attack on the Sikhs, Wisconsin

الرئيس الأمريكى باراك أوباما

U.S. Embassy in New Delhi expressed its regret for the loss of life and injuries that occurred in the shooting of a Sikh temple yesterday, Sunday, in Jorduara, Wisconsin.

The embassy said - in a statement on Monday - that the investigation had been opened in the tragic incident which occurred at a place of worship.
She explained that the religious freedom and tolerance are among the main pillars of American society. Noting that the Sikh community is part of the fabric of American society.

It is noteworthy that U.S. President Barack Obama had held a meeting over the phone with FBI Director Bob Mueller, the chief of staff, Jack Liu, and adviser to Homeland Security John Brennan, who briefed him on the latest information about the tragic incident in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, which led to the deaths of 7 Americans, including the gunman who attacked a Sikh temple.

Came shooting yesterday just two weeks after the attack, which occurred in the state of Colorado, where he was accused of James Holmes of killing 12 people and injured 58 others in the middle of the night of 20 July, during the presentation of the movie "Batman" new, "the return of Dark Knight."

Clinton meets Mandela during her visit to South Africa

وزيرة الخارجية الأمريكية هيلارى كلينتون

Started and the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, a visit to South Africa, a four-day, where they arrived yesterday evening to the capital (Johannesburg), where you visit the cities of Pretoria and Cape Town, and meet with officials there in the framework of the strategic dialogue between the United States and South Africa.

The channel (AFP 24) news that Clinton will meet - later in the day Monday - former South African President Nelson Mandela (94 years), and it had at the start of an economic nature of the country.

She said the channel, that Clinton will travel, this evening, to the village of Kono southeast of the country, where he lives, Mandela, the heroic struggle against apartheid in the country to meet at a luncheon.

She noted that a delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce has about a dozen leaders of major U.S. companies, including (Boeing) and (Chevron) and (AMD / Caterpillar) and (GE) and (Wal-Mart) is accompanied by Clinton during her visit.

It is scheduled to hold high-level meeting between businessmen from both countries Bjohansporg later in the day.

It is noteworthy that Washington is the second trade partner after China, South Africa, as is the third direct foreign investor in the country after the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.