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US has no plans for Blinken to meet with Lavrov in Cambodia: State Deptart
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has no plans for a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their visit to Cambodia for meetings with ASEAN, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters.
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US Secretary Antony Blinken to visit Southeast Asia, South Africa next wee
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Cambodia, the Philippines, and other South African countries in the coming week, the State Department said on Friday.
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Lavrov urges Blinken to 'silent diplomacy' when discussing exchange of pri
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, called for return to "silent diplomacy" on the issue of prisoner exchange, without speculation and stuffing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said fo
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Pakistan PM adviser's 'disowned' trip raises concerns among US diplomats
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): When Pakistan is trying to mend ties with the US for stabilizing the economy and regional policy vis-a-vis Afghanistan, Islamabad's decision to send a prime ministerial advisor to the State Department to seek US support and then terming (disowning) his vi
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US offers 'substantial' deal to swap Russian arms dealer for Griner, Whela
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The United States has offered Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" in exchange for the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both held by Moscow.
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Blinken to speak with Russian FM Lavrov to secure release of US citizens d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that he will speak with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a phone call in the coming days and pressed him to respond to an offer Washington has made to secure the release of American citizens detain
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Blinken condemns Myanmar junta's execution of 4 activists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday condemned the Myanmar military regime's execution of four pro-democracy activists and elected leaders.
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Top US, Pakistani officials discuss "devastating effects" of Ukraine war o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (SAPM), Ambassador Tariq Fatemi on Friday where they discussed the devastating effects of war in Ukraine on the food security in Pakistan.
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Blinken meets PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, praises Shinzo Abe's legacy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo to offer his condolences on the demise of former premier Shinzo Abe and praised his legacy.
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US imposes visa ban on 28 Cuban officials over crackdown on July 2021 prot
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): The United States has introduced visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials, including Cuban government employees and high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.
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'Too early' to recognize Taliban-led Afghan Government: US
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): Taliban will complete a year in power in Kabul in August; however, no country is talking about the formal recognition of the Taliban-led Afghan government, said US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu in a recent statement.
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Jaishankar discusses global, regional issues with US Secretary of State Bl
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here and discussed various global and regional issues.
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