United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced that they are establishing the first-ever US-ASEAN Center in Washington, which will facilitate official ASEAN engagements.
The United States and the Association of Southeast Asia nations (ASEAN) support narrowing the development gap in the bloc and assisting the region’s economic recovery.
The United States hoped that all the countries would sign the joint declaration in this week's G20 Summit in India but also signalled that it is difficult to get a consensus as countries like Russia and China are less likely to "sign on" it.
The United States announced additional security assistance including artillery munitions and anti-tank weapons, a package worth USD 175 million for Ukraine.
United States President Joe Biden tested negative again for coronavirus on Wednesday and thus there will be no change in the plans for this week's G20 Summit, the White House said adding, "expecting him to travel tomorrow."
The international workshop, which is hosted in the UAE for the second consecutive year, will feature key addresses from the UAE' representative, United Nations officials, and prominent figures within the United Nations peace operations missions, from all over the world.
In the meeting coast guard heads of 17 Asian countries, Hong Kong and two international organisations, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) participated in the meeti
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the Embassy of Iraq in the UAE have discussed the ongoing preparations to host the 1st edition of the Gulf-Iraqi Business Forum.
Janata Dal (United) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Wednesday called upon the ruling BJP-led coalition to spell out the agenda for the five-day Special Session of Parliament and said it has never happened that agenda of such session is not known