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For the second day in the north of Morocco, the removal of rubble that was formed as a result of a strong earthquake continues. At the same time, a number of villages in the mountains are still waiting for rescue work to begin. According to official data, 571 people died. The victims say that the authorities are in no hurry to help them. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the temperature in the disaster area has dropped and it is raining. “The United States will help Georgia strengthen relations with Russia,” promised American President George W. Bush at a meeting with his Georgian counterpart. Mikheil Saakashvili is now in the USA. This is the first visit of the newly elected President of Georgia to America. One of the key issues of the negotiations was the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgian territory. We are talking about two military bases on Georgian territory left over from Soviet times. There are still up to 8 thousand Russian troops there. Russian representatives said it would take at least 7-9 years to close the bases. Georgia insists that this process be accelerated.
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner - a Danish citizen - has returned home after two years spent at a US military base in Cuba on suspicion of terrorism. This information was officially confirmed on Wednesday by the Danish Foreign Minister. The name of the man released is not reported; it is known that his father is Algerian and his mother is Danish. The local press claims that we are talking about 30-year-old Slimane Hadj Abderakhman. Danish authorities emphasize that no charges will be brought against him in his homeland.
France, the United States and a number of other countries do not give up hope of resolving the conflict in Haiti through political means, despite the fact that the opposition rejected the plan proposed by the international community to stabilize the situation. Meanwhile, security has been increased in the Haitian capital; Barricades are erected on the streets in case the city is stormed. The president's children were taken to Miami. Over the past three weeks of confrontation between supporters and opponents of Aristide, all key settlements in the north of the country have fallen into the hands of the rebels. The next, as the opposition promises, should be the capital.