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Iran calls Pompeo's remarks 'absurd, interventionist'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 22 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry has called the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's threatening remarks of crushing Iran "absurd and interventionist."
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German Chancellor Merkel to visit China next week
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel will embark on a two-day official visit to China on May 24-25 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced on Friday, according to Xinhua news agency.
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Turkey expels Israeli consul temporarily
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 16 (ANI): Turkey on Wednesday told Israel's consul general in Istanbul Yosef Levi Sfari to leave the country "for some time" over the killings of about 60 Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces along the Gaza border.
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Xi-Kim meeting held after Pyongyang's proposal: China
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): This week's surprise summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping was proposed by the North Korea, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Wednesday.
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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra resumes via Nathu La: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 08 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that the Nathu La pass has been opened for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
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Israel Pulls Out of Bid For UNSC Seat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 6 (ANI): Israel has withdrawn its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for 2019-2020.
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PM Modi to arrive in Nepal for a 'state visit': Nepal Foreign Ministry
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal has formally announced the dates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nepal, which is on May 11 and 12.
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Chinese Foreign Minister meets Kim at Pyongyang
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 3 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un here on Thursday, according to China's Foreign Ministry.
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China hopes US improves ties at trade talks
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): The delegation-level trade talks to be held between United States and China on Thursday will only be fruitful if the former is sincere in its determination to preserve the stability of economic ties, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on
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US, South Korea discuss upcoming summit
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 29 (ANI): South Korea and the United States have agreed to closely consult each other regarding the upcoming US-North Korea summit and discuss the denuclearisation of North Korea, as told by South Korean Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
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Mongolia not only India's strategic partner but 'spiritual neighbour': Swa
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia] Apr 25 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that Mongolia is not only India's "strategic partner" but also a "spiritual neighbour" because of the common Buddhist heritage.
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Ex-spy poisoning row: China asks to discard 'Cold War mentality'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang called on the relevant countries to discard 'Cold War mentality' and find the truth behind the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
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