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(Eagle News) — The United States has chosen a new ambassador to the Philippines. Korean-born diplomat Sung Kim, who previously served as the US ambassador to the Republic of Korea, was sworn in on Thursday, Nov. 3, by US Secretary of State John Kerry who stressed that the diplomat was the most qualified to serve as US ambassador to the Philippines at this time. “The bottom line is – and this is the bottom […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A high-level international meeting on the crisis in Syria broke up Thursday without agreement on a way to revive a collapsed US and Russian-brokered truce. US Secretary of State John Kerry said his Russian counterpart had not been able to promise to ground Syria’s bombers and to halt the bombardment of its cities. “The question now is whether there remains any real chance of moving forward, because it is […]
(Reuters) — Speaking to media after talks on the crisis in Syria in the early hours of Saturday (September 10) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also spoke of their worries over North Korea and its latest nuclear missile test, which took place on Friday (September 9). John Kerry said he expected President Barack Obama to address the issue and said there would be discussions at the United […]
by Sarah STEWART HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — G20 leaders met Monday under pressure to reboot the world economy, but a stumbling push for a Syria ceasefire and Asia’s heated territorial disputes intruded on the summit in Hangzhou. There had been hopes of a breakthrough in stemming the Syria conflict after the US said it was close to a deal with Russia. But frantic diplomacy ended in failure, with Moscow accused of backtracking. A US official […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Russia to “restrain” itself and the government in Syria as fierce fighting there continues on the day he had hoped political transition could start. “It is critical, obviously, that Russia restrain both itself and the Assad regime from conducting offensive operations, just as it is our responsibility to get the opposition to refrain from engaging in those operations,” he told journalists. […]
(Eagle News) — Kinilala na ng mga miyembro ng Association of Southeast Asian Nation ang pagkakapanalo ng Pilipinas sa arbitration case sa United Nations arbitral tribunal sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay isa ang isyu ng West Philippines Sea mga naging agenda ng 49th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting dalawang araw na ang nakalilipas. Katunayan sa nabuong “joint communique” nagkasundo aniya ang ASEAN members na isulong ang commitment para […]
(Reuters) — The Philippines had not sought support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or the international community in its arbitration case against Beijing over the South China Sea Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Wednesday (July 27) in Manila as he met U.S. Foreign Secretary John Kerry. “The case we filed before the arbitral tribunal with respect to our dispute with China, concerns China and the Philippines alone, and resolving this […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wanted to avoid “confrontation” in the South China Sea, after an international tribunal rejected Beijing’s claims to most of the waters. Kerry made the remarks after meeting with Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay in Manila where they discussed the Southeast Asian nation’s sweeping victory in the arbitration case against China. America’s top diplomat said the United States wanted China and the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Paris this week for talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on peace prospects with Israel, the State Department said Tuesday. The meeting with Abbas will be the top US diplomat’s second stop on a global tour that will kick off late Thursday. Kerry will discuss with the Palestinian leader “ongoing efforts to advance a two-state solution,” the State Department said in […]
LONDON,United Kingdom (AFP) — New British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will on Thursday make his first official visit to the United States, meeting international counterparts as part of the fight against Islamic State (IS). The former London mayor, a surprise choice to become Britain’s top diplomat in new Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, made his first overseas engagement on Monday, meeting with European leaders, many of whom were angered by his campaign to take Britain […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union might never be implemented and that London is in no hurry to go. Speaking one day after talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, Kerry said the outgoing British leader feels “powerless” to negotiate a departure he does not want. “This is a very complicated divorce,” Kerry told the Aspen Ideas Festival, referring to […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) — Actress Angelina Jolie joined U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for meetings regarding the plight of migrants on World Refugee Day on Monday (June 20). “We cannot ignore or turn our backs on” the more than 65 million people displaced by conflict, Jolie, a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said. Jolie met with several refugees at the State Department in Washington and participated […]
