Tag: Talks

Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over nuclear Iran

US President Barack Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu go into key talks on the Iranian nuclear stand-off on Monday, with each publicly seeking...

US-Taliban Qatar talks hit stalemate

The peace dialogue between the US and Taliban in Qatar has been stalled by the US’ failure to transfer five Taliban detainees from the...

Kabul’s presence a must in peace talks: Khar

Pakistan will not support a US-driven initiative to start Afghan peace talks in Qatar until it is clear that the negotiations have the backing...

Iran says its nuclear activities non-negotiable

Iran said on Tuesday it views its nuclear activities as a non-negotiable right, but confirmed they will be discussed in mooted talks with world...

Stumbling Afghan peace talks need re-think: advisor

Afghan government efforts to bring the Taliban into peace talks are stumbling and bold steps were needed to ensure that a council spearheading the...

Iran wants talks under spectre of possible war

Iran is to host a high-level team from the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday as part of efforts to defuse dire international tensions over...

Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, Syria

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Israel on Saturday for talks with senior Israeli officials on a range of issues, including...

…but Pakistan can’t deliver Taliban for peace talks

The two-day trilateral summit appears to be a failure for Afghan President Hamid Karzai whose wishful request for Pakistan’s assistance in providing access to...

Chinese envoy visits Tehran for nuclear talks

A senior Chinese diplomat arrived in Tehran on Sunday to discuss Iran's nuclear programme, amid differences between China and the West over how to...

On the Afghan endgame

Strategic depth vs strategic stability Tentative signals on the opening of serious negotiations for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan now seem to be acquiring concrete...

Only ‘direct’ talks can bring peace: Afghan official

An Afghan official said Thursday his government hopes peace talks can achieve “a political solution” with the Taliban movement, but stressed that any agreement...

Nuclear talks ‘most probably’ in Istanbul: Iran

A new round of talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme will “most probably” take place in Istanbul, Tehran’s foreign minister said during a visit...

Army Chief complains about PM’s statement to President

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani has asked President Asif Zardari to instruct Prime Minister to withdraw his statement to Chinese Media...

No end to fighting amid peace talks: Taliban

The Taliban's political wing is ready to enter peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, but the insurgents will, in the meantime, continue...

Taliban reject reports on talks with US

Taliban on Sunday strongly rejected the western media reports and statements of officials regarding talks with the US but said only an initial accord...

Afghan govt stresses on Afghan-led peace talks

The Afghan government stressed that peace talks must be led by Afghans, warning that Afghanistan is not the country it was ten years ago. Emal...

Suu Kyi positive on democracy ahead of Britain talks

Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she expected to live to see full democratic elections in Myanmar, ahead of historic talks with Britain’s foreign...