Replying to the question, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said, "Acting Secretary Nuland met yesterday with leaders of the junta and made clear that there was a diplomatic path forward for them if they would choose a return to constitutional order."
The junta also named a new head to the country’s presidential guard, the unit tasked with protecting Bazoum but which detained him last month. General Tchiani, who led the unit at the time of the coup, now appears to be in charge of the country, The New York Times reported.
In response to the ongoing clashes in Gurugram and surrounding areas, the United States Department of State said that the US calls for calm and urges parties to refrain from violence.
“For Afghanistan to stand on its own two feet, women must be educated and contribute to economy. If change to policies is made, it will be because Afghans have asked for it, not a result of foreign requests,” the US special representative for Afghanistan tweeted.
US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Geeta Rao Gupta is set to begin her India visit, spanning eight days, the US Department of State said.
The US on Monday said it insists on full compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards and called on all NPT parties to raise standards wherever possible and to condemn violations where they occur.
The United States on Monday (local time) said that it would not hesitate to impose sanctions on North Korea and Russia when necessary as they have already done it in the past a number of times.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), while reacting to the US State Department’s statement on the Manipur viral video, said that “authorities are taking action to bring perpetrators to justice and restore peace in Manipur.”
Former US Marine Trevor Reed, who was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly three years before being released in a prisoner swap, was injured while fighting in Ukraine, State Department said on Tuesday (local time).