Johannesburg [South Africa], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): South African Ambassador to Australia Marthinus van Schalkwyk has slammed the travel bans on South Africa as discriminatory adding that if the Omicron variant was identified in Europe, restrictions would have not been imposed.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): European Union and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have been invited for a meeting on Afghanistan.
Rome [Italy], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is making a diplomatic effort to prevent an escalation of tensions on the border between Russia and Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said.
Brussels [Belgium], December 5 (ANI): The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased dramatically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
Taipei [Taiwan], December 4 (ANI): Lithuania -- the European nation which has been strengthening ties with Taiwan in recent days -- has been reportedly removed from China's custom's registry in retaliation for warming ties with Taipei, reported local media.
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States and the European Union have expressed concerns over China's growing military aggression in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, saying that they would work together to manage their rivalry with Beijing.
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday.
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the European Union are interested in deepening cooperation with Taiwan based on the "one-China" policy and maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, US and EU senior diplomats said in a joint statement on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): European Union's special envoy on Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson believes that India has the potential to play a significant role in supporting Afghan people and lauded New Delhi's role in providing humanitarian assistance.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): India and the European Union (EU) jointly need to keep a close eye on Afghanistan and ensure that its soil is not used for terrorism, EU special envoy Tomas Niklasson said on Friday.
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Council said on Thursday it has removed Jordan and Namibia from the list of countries for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted by member states.
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The Muslim Brotherhood has a complex network in Europe and understanding the group in the region is difficult due to deliberate secrecy surrounding the organisation, the Policy Research Group (POREG) said citing a report by the European Conservatives and