80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Alexander Kmentt, director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, speaks during an anti-nuclear weapons event in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the western Japan city.

Nuke powers may join disarmament meet: Austrian diplomat

Nuke powers may join disarmament meet: Austrian diplomat

TOKYO, Japan - Alexander Kmentt, director for nonproliferation and disarmament issues at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, says during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2014, that some of the five nuclear powers, including the United States, are interested in participation in an international conference on the inhumanity of nuclear weapons to be held in Vienna in December.

Austrian disarmament director Kmentt

Austrian disarmament director Kmentt

Alexander Kmentt, director of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's department for disarmament issues, meets the press in New York on Aug. 11, 2022.

Turkey, Armenia to hold 4th round of normalization talks in Vienna

STORY: Turkey, Armenia to hold 4th round of normalization talks in Vienna DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 2. various of an old meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Turkey (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 3. various of Istanbul Airport in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Turkey and Armenia will hold the fourth round of talks on normalizing bilateral relations in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. Turkey sends former diplomat Serdar Kilic to the talks, while Armenia designates Vice President of its National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan as a special envoy. Turkey and Armenia held their first round of normalization talks in Moscow in January, followed by two rounds in Vienna in February and May. In February, the two neighbors resumed charter flights between Istanbul and

Turkey, Armenia hold 3rd round of normalization talks in Vienna

STORY: Turkey, Armenia hold 3rd round of normalization talks in Vienna DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 2. various of Serdar Kilic, Turkey's special representative for talks with Armenia (courtesy of Turkish foreign ministry) 3. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 4. various of file shoots of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Turkey (courtesy of Turkish foreign ministry) STORYLINE: The envoys of Turkey and Armenia held the third round of normalization talks in the Austrian capital Vienna on Tuesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. "The special representatives reaffirmed the declared goal of achieving full normalization between their respective countries through this process," the ministry said in a statement. In this sense, they had a "sincere and productive exchange of concrete views and discussed possible steps that can be undertaken for tangibl

Jordanian, Austrian FMs discuss ties, efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

STORY: Jordanian, Austrian FMs discuss ties, efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the meeting 2 various of the press conference STORYLINE: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Monday discussed with his visiting Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg the joint efforts to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and bolster the bilateral ties. The two ministers looked into ways to enhance cooperation and discussed regional and international developments, topped with the Palestinian cause and efforts for de-escalation in Jerusalem, said the Jordanian Foreign Ministry in a statement. Safadi said that maintaining calm and ending the tension is a top priority for all, which could be achieved by Israel's respect for the historical and legal status quo of Jerusalem's Islamic and Christian holy sites. The two ministers stressed keenness on advancing mutual cooperation while signing

A-bomb survivors ask for gov't nod on nuke ban document

A-bomb survivors ask for gov't nod on nuke ban document

Terumi Tanaka (L), secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, speaks during a meeting between nongovernmental organizations and the Japanese government at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 24, 2015, ahead of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that will be held in New York. The antinuclear weapons NGO side asked the government to endorse an Austrian document circulated among U.N. members that calls for a ban on nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge gov't to back paper on nuclear weapons ban

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge gov't to back paper on nuclear weapons ban

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (R) and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (C) hand a petition to Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the ministry in Tokyo on March 23, 2015. The mayors of the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in 1945 urged the central government to support an Austrian document circulated among U.N. members that calls for a ban on nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke powers may join disarmament meet: Austrian diplomat

Nuke powers may join disarmament meet: Austrian diplomat

TOKYO, Japan - Alexander Kmentt, director for nonproliferation and disarmament issues at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, says during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2014, that some of the five nuclear powers, including the United States, are interested in participation in an international conference on the inhumanity of nuclear weapons to be held in Vienna in December. (Kyodo)