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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State on Wednesday Rex Tillerson denied suggestions that he plans to resign because of disagreement with the White House. “I’m not going anywhere,” Tillerson told reporters said as received Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. Tillerson described his relationship with President Donald Trump as “good” and he would remain in his job “as long as the president lets me.” Tillerson’s job status has been […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Iran is receiving “contradictory signals” from the United States administration about the fate of the nuclear deal but Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday he has yet to discuss it with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. In New York to attend a United Nations forum on development, Zarif said he was open to speak with Tillerson as Washington carries out a review of the 2015 agreement reached […]
by Omar Hasan Agence France-Presse KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) – United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, for talks aimed at defusing the Gulf’s worst crisis in years. Tillerson will shuttle between Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia until Thursday in what is the first serious intervention by Washington in the Gulf crisis. He immediately held talks with Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on Sunday holding talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul on issues ranging from Syria to last year’s failed coup. After arriving from Ukraine, Tillerson met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and later held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials on both sides said. No statement was issued after the late night talks at the Istanbul residence of Erdogan by the Bosphorus. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed Tuesday that North Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. “The US strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Testing an ICBM represents a new escalation of the threat to the US, our allies and partners, the region, and the world,” Tillerson said in a statement. He added that the US “will never accept a nuclear-armed […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — China cannot use its economic power to dodge its international responsibilities in the South China Sea and in deterring North Korea, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Monday. After talks in Australia, Tillerson insisted Washington wanted a productive relationship with Beijing, but said China must pull its weight on important diplomatic issues. “We desire productive relationships,” he said after annual discussions with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop in Sydney. […]
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse FAIRBANKS, United States (AFP) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Alaska to play host to the eight nations of the Arctic Council on Thursday, trailed by burning questions about Russia and climate change. The policy forum for the countries of the great white north got underway in the former gold prospecting town of Fairbanks, far away from the political frenzy gripping Washington DC. But two of the questions […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson branded the Iran nuclear deal a failure Wednesday as President Donald Trump ordered a review of how Washington is countering the threat from Tehran. The State Department admits that Iran has so far maintained its side of the bargain it struck with world powers in 2015 to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But […]
WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said Washington would make an “appropriate response” to Tuesday’s suspected chemical attack in Syria, while calling for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. “We are considering an appropriate response (to the) violations of all previous UN resolutions, violations of international norms,” he said in televised comments at the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, where he greeted Chinese President […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration. The ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov covering international security, including the fight against Islamic State and conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. “We positively rate the stated aim of the new […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to the United Nations later this month to chair a UN Security Council meeting on North Korea, the US envoy said Monday. The April 28 meeting on non-proliferation and North Korea will be “timely” following a US-China summit this week, US Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters. The United States holds the presidency of the Security Council […]
By Dave Clark WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with North Atlantic Treaty Organization members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date. “We are currently planning to hold the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 31 March. Consultations on scheduling among Allies are ongoing,” a NATO official in Brussels said. The NATO foreign ministers meeting had been planned […]
