Tag: Antony Blinken
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In rare Israel rebuke, US restricts visas on extremist settlers
Washington (AFP) – The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza. The visa measures amount to a rare concrete repercussion by the United States against Israelis in…
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Bangladeshis promise free and fair elections after US imposed visa restrictions
Bangladeshi authorities have assured the United States (US) that they will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its election after the US threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine polls. “The government apparatus will take necessary measures to prevent and address any unlawful practices or interference…
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‘Modi is not Manmohan Singh or even Vajpayee’: Bilawal Bhutto
Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari once again talked about India being a different country now and said a lot has changed since 2010, pointing out that the current Indian Prime Minister, (PM) Narendra Modi, is not like his predecessors. In his address at Washington DC-based think-tank, Woodrow Wilson Centre, the minister stated, “This is a…
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US to give $10m to Pakistan for food security
United States (US) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that the US government is pleased to announce another $10 million for Pakistan’s food security programme. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met Blinken at the State Department in Washington DC on Monday. Holding a joint press conference following the meeting, Bilawal said that diplomacy between the…
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‘Foreign minister’s views interpreted out of context’: FO says no change in Pakistan’s policy on India
Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson has said in a statement that Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks on India were being “interpreted out of context and portrayed incorrectly”. “There is no change in Pakistan’s policy on India on which there is a national consensus. Pakistan has always desired cooperative relations with all its neighbours, including…
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Bilawal reaches New York, expected to meet Secretary of State Blinken
Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari reached New York on Tuesday on his first official visit to the United States (US). The foreign minister has gone for a three-day official visit to attend a global food security meeting at the invitation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. According to the Foreign Office (FO), Bilawal will…
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Bilawal to visit the US this month: report
Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is expected to visit the United States (US) in the middle of this month, reports The News. United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken invited FM Bilawal to visit the US. Read More: US Secretary of State calls Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Antony Blinken invited Bilawal to participate in the…
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US Secretary of State calls Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday telephoned Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to congratulate him on becoming the country’s new foreign minister. Bilawal Bhutto and Antony Blinken tweeted about the telephonic contact between the two counterparts. The two also vowed to engage with mutual respect. It is being reported that Blinken extended an invitation…
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‘Our relationship with Pakistan has been a vital one’: US
United States Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said that his country wants to work closely with the newly-formed government of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on regional and international issues and termed the US-Pakistan relationship as a “vital one”. In a press briefing, he said: “For almost 75 years our relationship with Pakistan has been…
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‘Ghani promised to fight till death but fled’: Antony Blinken
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani promised to fight till death but when the Taliban came, he fled, reports Dawn. In a show, Blinken was asked if he had personally tried to persuade Ghani to stay in Kabul. To which he replied that he…