Tag: #MikePompeo
-
World powers agree new push for Libya peace
Berlin, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): World leaders committed Sunday to ending all foreign meddling in Libya’s war and to uphold a weapons embargo at a Berlin summit, as part of a broader plan to end the spiralling conflict. The presidents of Russia, Turkey and France were among global chiefs signing up to the plan to stop…
-
Peace in S. Asia will remain ‘elusive’, FM Qureshi tells Pompeo
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (APP): Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, highlighted the grave humanitarian situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir during his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Friday, while calling for the resolution of the “core” Indo-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir to usher in peace in the region. A press release issued by…
-
FM leaves for U.S on three-day official visit
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday left here for United States where he will meet United Nations Secretary General in New York on January 15 followed by meetings with top government officials in Washington on Jan 16-17. In Washington, the Foreign Minister will meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National…
-
Pompeo says Iraqi leaders privately want US troops
Washington, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Monday that Iraqi leaders have told him privately they support the US troop presence, despite public appeals for them to leave. The Iraqi parliament last week voted to rescind the invitation to foreign troops after a US strike at the Baghdad airport killed a top…
-
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane
Tehran, Jan 11 (AFP/APP): Iran’s civil aviation chief denied Friday that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 people on board, rejecting Western claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air defences. The cause of the crash is to be announced Saturday after an investigating committee meeting in the presence of…
-
Trump seeks support in Iran crisis but Europe skeptical
Washington, Jan 9 (AFP/APP): With tensions soaring after he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, US President Donald Trump publicly urged all other powers to abandon a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran. Within hours, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of Trump’s closest international allies, was on the phone with Iran’s president. His…
-
Crisis in the Middle East: US Secretary of State contacts UN Secretary
United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, reportedly contacted United Nations (UN) Secretary amid the ongoing crisis in Middle East following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani. According to reports of Baaghi TV, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has been in contact with the UN Secretary-General to discuss the ongoing escalation in…
-
Pompeo: Europe not ‘helpful’ as could be over Soleimani killing
Washington, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington’s European allies had not been “as helpful” as he hoped over the US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. Pompeo called officials worldwide to discuss the attack, which was praised by US President Donald Trump’s Republicans and close…
-
Crisis in the Middle East: US Secretary of State contacts key figures
United States (4th Jan, 2020): The US Secretary of State reportedly contacted another key figure after contacting the Pakistan Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to reports of Baaghi TV, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has reportedly contacted His Highness Sheikh Muhammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of United Arab Emirates, to…
-
US, India look to bolster ties as rights worries emerge
Washington, Dec 18 (AFP/APP): The United States and India meet Wednesday in their latest bid to ramp up defense and political ties, but concerns over minority rights in the south Asian giant could mar the celebratory mood. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper will hold a day of talks in Washington…