European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 stars and stripes sunday March 18 2007 us dispute Over North korean funds resolved top us nuclear envoy said Friday that he Felt a dispute Over North korean funds held in Macau that had possibly threatened International efforts to rid Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons had been resolved Washington promised to re solve its blacklisting of the tiny Banco Delta Asia and the Freez ing of million in North Kore an deposits As an inducement to Pyongyang to rejoin International talks on its nuclear ambitions a us Treasury department Deci Sion wednesday ordering us Banks to sever ties with Banco Delta Asia appeared to fall Short of expectations but us assistant Secretary of state Christopher Hill said he was confident North Korea would fulfil its obligations to close its main nuclear reactor in Exchange for Energy Aid and political con Cessions i think they want assurances that the Banco Delta Asia issues is resolved and we can give them those assurances that it is re solved he said in general Assembly approves reforms United nations Secre tar general ban Kimono got a Green Light from the in general Assembly for his peacekeeping and disarmament reforms after lengthy negotiations with the organizations 192 member states ban who took Over Asun chief on Jan 1 faced a barrage of questions when he first presented the proposals to split the overburdened in peacekeeping depart ment and move the department for disarmament affairs into his office some ambassadors criticized him for trying to push the re forms through quickly without going through the Normal commit tee and budget procedures in the general Assembly but the general Assembly on thursday approved two resolutions backing the reforms without a vote kurdish rebels open to talks with Turkey in the Qandil mountains Iraq kurdish rebels say they have enough weapons to defend themselves against Turk ish raids on their bases in North Ern Iraq but remain open to a political settlement with Turkey that recognizes kurdish National identity Turkey is pressing Iraq and its american ally to crack Down on rebels of the Kurdistan workers party or pkg who launch at tacks on Turkey from bases in Northern Iraq the group has been waging a bloody War in Southeast Turkey since 1984 in a conflict that has claimed 37000 lives the turks have not ruled out military incursions into Iraq to Hunt pkg fighters despite us fears that such a move could Lead to tensions with iraqi kurdish groups important allies of the us in Iraq during an interview last week with the a pkg Mountain Strong hold a spokesman for the pkg insisted that the rebels have the weapons to resist any turkish incursion from the associated press Italy seeks to annul Cia indictments by Maria san Minatelli the associated press Rome lawyers for the italian govern ment appealed to a top court seeking to annul the indictments against 26 lycia agents and several italians who face trial in Milan in the kidnapping of an egyptian terrorist suspect a lawyer said Friday attorneys for the state claim that the judiciary overstepped its authority relying on secret documents and violating state secrets said Luigi Panella a lawyer for italian secret ser vice agent Marco Mancini who also was or dered to stand trial the constitutional court which also is examining a previous similar Appeal saying prosecutors had overstepped their authority was expected to discuss the Case april 18 we will respect the decision of the constitutional court Panella said the americans and italian agents were indicted in february in the kidnapping of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr also known As Abu Omar from a Milan Street on feb 17 2003 their trial is scheduled to open in june it would be the first criminal trial stemming from the Cias extraordinary rendition pro Gram to secretly Transfer terror suspects to third countries where critics say they May have been tortured italian prosecutors say of recruiting fighters for Radical islamic causes was allegedly taken to Aviano air base near Venice then to Ramstein air base in Southern Germany and finally to Egypt where he was imprisoned Island Volcano erupts no danger seen the associated press Rome the Volcano on the tiny sicilian Island of Stromboli erupted in a Shower of Small stones and Ash but the islands few Hundred residents were not in any danger authorities said Friday experts were monitoring the activity of the Volcano which erupted late thursday Italy civil Protection Agency said Stromboli 40 Miles North of sic ily is noted for frequent minor eruptions and attracts tourists keen to see the flow of lava Inch ing Down the Side of the Volcano last month the Volcano Sud Denly spewed lava into the sea prompting authorities to warn is Landers about the risk of a Small tsunami in 2002 Stromboli experienced a rare effusive eruption lava flow without an explosion its first in 17 years lava pours Down the 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