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Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India and Japan and the Secretary of State of the United States following the 4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The 3th Foreign Ministers Meeting of Quad nations took place at Melbourne, Australia over two days on 10th and 11th February. Apart from joint sessions, bilateral meetings between ministers of…
U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States vowed on Friday to commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against what its…
Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion’, climate, COVID
By Humeyra Pamuk and Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, Japan and India pledged on Friday to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from…
Situation in Myanmar is “deeply troubling” – Blinken
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and U.S. President Joe Biden will focus on the situation there when he meets with ASEAN…
China, Tonga hold aid ceremony day before US Pacific meet
By Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Tonga and China held a signing ceremony on Friday for construction equipment that will be used to build infrastructure in the tsunami-hit Pacific island, a…
With Blinken in Pacific, Marshall Islands says talks on U.S. military access ‘stalled’
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as America's top diplomat visits the Pacific region seeking to counter China's growing power and influence, the Washington ambassador of…
Blinken to visit Asia to emphasize commitment despite Ukraine crisis
By David Brunnstrom and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Asia next week for talks with Indo-Pacific allies, including a meeting of foreign…
Russia cites 1999 charter text for insistence on ‘indivisible security’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it would insist that Western governments respect a 1999 agreement that no country can strengthen its own security at the expense of others,…
Pull back from Ukraine if you’re not going to invade, Blinken tells Russia
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a call on Tuesday that now would be the…
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further…
Australia to host ‘Quad’ meeting of foreign ministers
SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the…
U.S. urges China to use influence with Moscow over Ukraine
By Gabriel Crossley, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday called on China to use its influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to…
