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US, Japan express concern over Chinese assertiveness around Senkaku Island
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a call on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China's enactment of a new coast guar
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Israeli FM thanks US State Secy for support in ICC probe issue
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Tel Aviv [Israel], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi held a phone conversation with US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Monday and expressed gratitude for Washington's support of Israel in the issue related to the attempts of the International Criminal Court
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West trying to make Navalny almost key topic in dialogue with Russia: Lavr
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Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The West is trying to make the Navalny topic almost the main one in the dialogue with Russia, giving Moscow an ultimatum demand to open a criminal case on the alleged poisoning, while actually hiding the key "evidence," Russian Foreign Minister Serg
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EU foreign ministers may discuss new anti-Russian sanctions on February 22
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Brussels [Belgium], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell did not rule out on Sunday that during the upcoming meeting on February 22, EU foreign ministers may take a decision to expand sanctions against Russia in accordance with a new sanctions regime related to vio
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Afghan Foreign Minister, US Charge d'Affaires discuss ongoing peace proces
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Sunday met with Charge d' Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul Ross Wilson to discuss the peace process going on in Doha and future cooperation between the Afghan government and the United States u
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US State Secy Blinken, Saudi FM hold discussions on Yemen war
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Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud spoke over telephone on Saturday, where they discussed the war in Yemen after the US made a series of moves towards easing the humanitarian crises there, The
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Biden administration doesn't have much time to rejoin nuclear deal, says I
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Tehran [Iran], February 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's new administration does not have much time for taking positive steps towards re-joining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal, said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday, Sp
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Germany allocates USD 25 million to support Belarusian Opposition amid pol
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Berlin [Germany], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has allocated 21 million euros (USD 25.3 million) to implement the Action Plan Civil Society Belarus initiative aimed at providing support to the Belarusian opposition, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday.
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German Foreign Minister calls Russia's decision to expel EU diplomats 'unj
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Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Moscow's decision to expel three European diplomats unjustified, adding that it may worsen relations between Russia and the European Union.
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Indonesia, Malaysia seek special meeting of ASEAN following military coup
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Jakarta [Indonesia], February 5 (ANI): Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday said that they are trying to set up a special meeting of foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar following the military coup.
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US State Secy Blinken, Russian Lavrov discuss China threat, election meddl
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, raised allegations related to the recent hack of the American government systems, the growing China threat, and treatment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny during a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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Japan vows to take active diplomatic efforts to settle Iran nuclear deal r
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Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan intends to take active diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear program, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
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