Tag: Kerry

10 billion global population ‘unsustainable’: US climate envoy Kerry

OSLO, Norway, June 7, 2023 (AFP) — US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world’s population will not be tenable in 2050, when it is projected to hit nearly 10 billion, but refrained from asking Americans to give up steaks. Since November, the global population has officially crossed eight billion, more than three times the figure in 1950. This has already stretched food and energy needs and supplies. UN projections say the […]

US confident it can “work through” relationship with Phl – US State department

  THE United States is confident it can “work through” bumps in its relationship with the Philippines after US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Philippine counterpart over the weekend, emphasizing strong and stable ties between the allies. This was according to the spokesman of the US State department John Kirby. Kirby said Kerry spoke with Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.,over the weekend after the comments of President Rodrigo Duterte that he […]

Kerry says no military solution to South China Sea dispute

  By Lesley Wroughton NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday (August 31) on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal’s decision on the disputed South China Sea and said there was no military solution to the problem. Kerry’s remarks, made in a visit to India, came ahead of a G20 summit in China on Sunday and Monday that could be overshadowed by arguments over everything from […]

European refugee crisis a ‘global’ challenge: Kerry

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States regards the exodus of Middle Eastern refugees to Europe as a “global challenge,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, reassuring his German counterpart of US support. “It is not somebody else’s problem. It is a test for all of us,” Kerry declared, at a Washington news conference with Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “The United States considers the refugee crisis to be global. The impact first was […]

Kerry says Iran nuclear deal will make Egypt, Middle East region, safer

(Reuters) — A nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers last month will boost security in Egypt and the Middle East region, the U.S. Secretary of State said in Cairo on Sunday (August 2). “There can be absolutely no question that if the Vienna plan, fully implemented, it will make Egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be,” said John Kerry, during the first “strategic dialogue” talks between […]

Kerry says North Korea remains far from steps needed for talks with U.S.

MAY 18 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday (May 18) North Korea has “not even come close” to taking the steps needed to rein in its nuclear weapons programme to initiate talks, adding the United States was considering further sanctions. Speaking in the South Korean capital, Kerry said Washington continued to offer the isolated North the chance for an improved relationship in return for signs of a genuine willingness to […]

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

(Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sunday (May 17). Kerry is on a two-day visit to China officially to advance U.S. priorities ahead of the Strategic and Economic dialogue in Washington later in the year and President Xi’s visit to Washington in September. On Saturday (May 16), Kerry met with senior Chinese officials including Premier Li Keqiang and his counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi. […]

Kerry tells China to reduce tension in disputed South China Sea

MAY 16 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged China to take action to reduce tension in the South China Sea and expressed concern about the pace and scope of Beijing’s land reclamation in the disputed area. Kerry, speaking at a joint news conference with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said China and the United States were committed to finalizing a deal that would block paths for Iran to obtain fissile material. […]