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Philippines President bars cabinet from remarks on South China Sea dispute
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 18 (ANI): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has banned his cabinet from speaking out in public on the South China Sea (SCS) dispute with China.
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Blinken says US wants Arctic region to remain free of conflict, full of co
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he discussed the Arctic region with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, with both countries wishing the region to remain "free of conflict and full of cooperation."
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Putin-Biden talks could be held in European diplomatic capital: Russian Of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday said that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, could be held in a European diplomatic capital if an agreement is eventually reached by the two countries.
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Qatari Foreign Minister, US State Secretary discuss armed conflict around
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has held phone talks with US State Secretary Antony Blinken to discuss the recent armed hostilities around the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
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US hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan staggers peace process: Chinese Forei
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): The hasty withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan has dealt a serious blow to the peace process and regional stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
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Japanese scribe detained in Myanmar released, set to return home: Foreign
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] May 14 (ANI): Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday announced that Japanese scribe Yuki Kitazumi, detained in Myanmar last month over allegedly discrediting the country's military junta, has been released and is set to return home.
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Pak Foreign Minister says no to US military bases on its soil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Amid the final drawdown of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan has made it clear that it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil after the pullback of foreign forces from the neighbouring country.
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'We decide our foreign policy', says foreign minister Momen after China wa
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reacted sharply to comments from China's ambassador warning against Dhaka's possible participation in the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad.
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Blinken speaks to Israel FM, discusses violence in Jerusalem
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Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) spoke to Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and expressed his concerns over the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine, including the rocket attacks by the latter.
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Iran says onus on US to return to compliance with nuclear deal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has argued that it was up to the United States to take a step toward compliance with the nuclear deal.
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Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan's public rebuking of foreign
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan's Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country's foreign minister and foreign secretary for 'scapegoating' them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
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China condemns G7 statement criticising Beijing's increasing presence in E
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): China has reacted sharply against a joint communique issued by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries that criticised Beijing's increasing presence in the East and South China seas.
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