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"Earlier today, I sent a letter to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing that we meet next week in Europe following on our talks in recent weeks to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says while speaking at a UN Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
Paris, Sep 29 (EFE).- (Camera: Ángel Calvo) Air France presented on Wednesday the first Airbus aircraft of the A220 model that it will incorporate into its fleet and that from the end of October will be used for flights between Paris and various European cities, starting with Madrid, Barcelona, ??Berlin, Milan and Venice.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESENTATION. SOUNDBITES OF AIR FRANCE CEO BENJAMIN SMITH; AND THE FRENCH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORTATION, JEAN-BAPTISTE DJEBBARI.Translation:Air France CEO Benjamin Smith:"It is good news for us, really good news. The announcement made by the States two weeks ago of the opening of their borders. It was expected for the month of July but it is good news. During the summer we had strong demand in Europe, higher than that of 2019 in some countries around the Mediterranean. But during the third quarter, we had only 65% ??of our offer and for the fourth quarter it will be practically the same".French Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari:"It is a new aircraft in the Air France fleet that arrives at a particular time. It is a time of recovery but the crisis continues and above all a time when the aeronautical sector has to meet environmental objectives. This aircraft participates in this spirit of reconquest and credibility of the collective commitments that we have assumed for the decarbonization of aviation. It is an aircraft that generates less noise, that pollutes less. It is the appropriate aircraft for this reconquest operation in the post-crisis world. "
A plane carrying Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrives in Poland, where she is expected to take refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home. The Polish airline LOT flight from Vienna, where she stopped over on her way from Tokyo, landed in Warsaw at 8:11pm (1811 GMT), according to the arrivals screen at Warsaw Airport. IMAGES
An Austrian Airlines plane from Tokyo carrying Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya lands at Vienna airport shortly after 3:00 pm local time (1300 GMT). IMAGES
Images of the plane in Tokyo which Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is expected to board and travel to Poland, after Warsaw offered the sprinter a humanitarian visa. on the tarmac of Narita airport, in Tokyo. The 24-year-old, who was offered a humanitarian visa by Warsaw, has said her team tried to force her to return home after she criticised her coaches. IMAGES
The UN Human rights office demands the immediate release of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend after their flight was forced to land in Minsk, says a spokesman Rupert Colville. SOUNDBITE
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