Tag: Summit
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Macron, NATO chief hold talks in ‘brain death’ row
Paris, Nov 28 (AFP/APP): NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will on Thursday confront Emmanuel Macron in Paris over the French president’s claim the alliance is suffering “brain death”, a charge that has set the stage for a testy NATO summit next week. Macron delivered his damning assessment in an interview earlier this month with The Economist…
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ASEAN, S.Korea agree to resist all forms of protectionism
BUSAN, Nov 26 (Xinhua/APP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s 10 member countries and South Korea agreed Tuesday to resist all forms of protectionism and enhance trade for regional prosperity. The agreement was reached after the two-day ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit was held in Busan, the southern port city of South Korea, to celebrate the…
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North Korea ‘no longer interested’ in summits with US: KCNA
Seoul, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): North Korea is “no longer interested” in summits with the US unless Washington offers new concessions in their nuclear negotiations, Pyongyang said Monday, hours after Donald Trump hinted at the prospect. “You should act quickly, get the deal done,” Trump tweeted Sunday, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “See…
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US-China deal could be signed by ministers: White House
Washington, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): A partial trade agreement between the United States and China could be signed at the ministerial level, not by the two nations’ presidents, a top White House aide said Friday. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, has fed optimism in recent days that efforts to complete the “phase one”…
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N. Korea demands U.S. implement Singapore summit agreement
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Yonhap/APP): North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday urged the United States to implement last year’s agreement between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the two countries have made little progress in their relations because of “political and military provocations” by the U.S. Ambassador Kim…
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Ukraine foes to pull back troops ahead of Russia summit
Bogdanivka, Ukraine, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s army and Kremlin-backed separatists are set Friday to complete the last phase of a troop pullback in the war-torn east in a key step towards a high-stakes summit with Russia. The long-awaited move is a precondition for the first face-to-face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader…
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French leader to raise ‘taboo’ topics in China
Shanghai, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Landing in the afternoon, Macron will begin his second official trip to China in the financial hub…
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US says ‘extremely engaged’ in Asia after Trump skips ASEAN meet
Bangkok, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted Monday that his country remained “extremely engaged” with Asia despite Donald Trump skipping a regional leaders summit. Ross and US national security advisor Robert O’Brien are the most senior members of the Washington delegation in Bangkok for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting,…
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US, China top trade negotiators to talk again on Friday
Beijing, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): Top US and Chinese trade negotiators will talk again on Friday, China said, as uncertainty swirls over the cancellation of the APEC summit where leaders of the two countries had been expected to meet. US President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected a “phase one” trade deal with Beijing to…
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Saudi Davos investment summit in desert
Riyadh, Oct 29 (AFP/APP): Top finance moguls and political leaders are set to attend a Davos-style Saudi investment summit starting Tuesday, in contrast to last year when outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder sparked a mass boycott. Organisers say 300 speakers from 30 countries, including American officials and heads of global banks and major sovereign…