Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Jacques Verhagen and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro announce their successful resolution of air space issues as they go on to plan for several cooperative ventures between Venezuela and the Dutch Antilles. Commemorating the second anniversary of tourism opening between Formosa (Taiwan) and mainland China, six new Chinese regions are added to the now-25 provinces and municipalities whose citizens may travel to Formosa. In celebration of the annual European City of Culture event, Germans convert a 60-km stretch of the busy A40 motorway around the city of Ruhr into a giant outdoor festival at which performers showcased local culture. The US Defense Department confirms that two detainees, one Algerian and one Syrian national, are being freed from the US-run Guantanamo Bay facility to travel to Algeria and Cape Verde, respectively. Jordan’s Minister of Health Nayef Al Fayez and Romanian Ambassador to Jordan Radu Onofrei meet to discuss cooperative ventures in the fields of healthcare between their countries. A 1000-square-kilometer geological park along the Alpine border between Slovenia and Austria is being launched to protect natural and cultural heritage as well as enhance the two countries’ collaboration. Saudi Arabia’s youth participate in the Scientific Camp in Tunisia during which knowledge in environmental and scientific fields is exchanged. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks via the phone with International Quartet …
