President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Senator Marco Rubio, a senior member of the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees and former political rival, to be Secretary of State.
During an earlier meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, Blinken raised concerns about China's support for Russia's military. Despite improvement in bilateral ties, the US heightened tensions with China by passing a foreign aid package, part of which provides defence aid to Taiwan.
During the joint PC with EAM S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, "We discussed regional security issues including Afghanistan. India and US share strong interest in peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan. As a credible partner in the region, India has and will continue to make vital contribution to Afghanistan's stability and development".
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and later with foreign minister S. Jaishankar amid growing tensions over trade that have strained bilateral ties.
China poses a long-term challenge to the United States across every front including trade and intellectual property rights, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.
Pompeo will visit Pyongyang for two days before heading to Tokyo to meet with South Korean and Japanese officials.
The launch of two-plus-two dialogue was announced last summer when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a successful meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.
Panama City: US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez held a highest-level meeting in Panama City after a period of 56 years.The last high-level meeting took place in 1959, when
Boston: The U.S. and China pledged Saturday to overcome mistrust, manage their differences and cooperate on key issues like combatting terrorism and the spread of the Ebola virus as President Barack Obama prepares to travel
Hong Kong: Raising the stakes in their standoff with the authorities, Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters threatened to occupy key government buildings unless the territory's top official resigns by the end of the day today.The Chinese
Washington, Aug 1: As Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Pakistan, American officials said the US was very supportive of recent moves by India and Pakistan to normalise relations, but there was no change
Washington, Feb 1 : After more than two decades in public service and under the watchful public eye, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will reclaim her private life next week.The former first lady,
Washington, Jan 30: Senator John Kerry moved a step closer to being confirmed as the next US Secretary of State, getting a unanimous vote of approval on Tuesday from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.The full
Washington, Dec 31: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalised Sunday after doctors found a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion which she suffered earlier this month, CNN reported.The 65-year-old
Washington,Dec 16: The U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to nominate Senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State, according to the media reports.The 69-year-old Mr. Kerry, currently the chairman of the powerful Senate
Naypyidaw, Nov 30: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar Wednesday on the first top-level US visit for half a century, seeking to encourage a “movement for change” in the military-dominated nation.Clinton and
Bali, Indonesia, Nov 18: Seizing an opportunity for historic progress in repressive Myanmar, President Barack Obama is dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the long-isolated nation next month in an attempt to accelerate
Washington, Oct 28: The US is persistently asking Pakistan to take action against LeT that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said but was non-committal on including this in
Washington, Oct 28: The US held a meeting with a Haqqani network representative at the instance of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, but this was not a negotiation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has
Washington, Oct 27: The US has asked Pakistan to squeeze the dangerous Haqqani network, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said as she underlined that it has been made clear to Islamabad that trying to
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