Tag: Talks
EU says Serbia, Kosovo talks end without breakthrough
BRUSSELS: Serbia's president refused to meet with his Kosovo counterpart at European Union-backed talks Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent improvement in long-strained relations...
Last-ditch talks on to avert battle for Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT: Key brokers held last-ditch talks on Thursday on the fate of Syria's only remaining rebel-held province, hoping to stave off a government offensive...
Putin, Xi to hold talks next month in Russia’s Vladivostok
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during an economic forum in the eastern Russian city of...
Syrian Kurdish-backed council holds talks in Damascus
BEIRUT: A senior Syrian Kurdish official is in Damascus this week for talks with Syrian government officials at the head of a delegation including...
Iran indicates talks with US on nuclear programme unlikely
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff claims the president rejected eight requests from President Donald Trump last year for one-on-one talks.
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Germany, EU launch talks on Russia-Ukraine gas transit
BERLIN: Germany is hosting European Union-brokered talks between Moscow and Kiev on the future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the current contract...
US State Department in talks with Turkey to sell Patriot system
FARNBOROUGH: The US State Department is negotiating a potential deal to sell Turkey the Raytheon Co Patriot missile defense system as an alternative to...
N Korea-US talks ‘on track’: Moon
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that North Korea's criticism of the United States after recent talks on denuclearisation was part...
North Korea says Pompeo talks ‘regrettable’
PYONGYANG: North Korea says high-level talks with a US delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were "regrettable" and has accused Washington of...
Syria rebels return to talks with Russia after strikes pummel south
DARAA: Rebels in Syria's battered south were returning to talks with government ally Russia on Thursday after the most intensive bombing campaign yet in...
UN envoy: Yemen’s warring parties willing to restart talks
CAIRO: Yemen's warring parties have confirmed their willingness to restart negotiations after a two-year hiatus, the UN special envoy for Yemen said even as...
Before crisis coalition talks, Merkel seeks EU help on migrants
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Spanish counterpart agreed on Tuesday to cooperate on migrant policy, saying a European approach was the only...
PTM not to hold protest rally as govt assures release of...
Pashtun movement assures of refraining from using anti-army remarks
PESHAWAR: An important round of talks between Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and the government-constituted jirga...
Trump plays down chances of quick North Korea breakthrough, talks wrap...
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the chances of a quick breakthrough in talks with North Korea about its nuclear arsenal,...
Terror and talks cannot go together: Sushma Swaraj
NEW DELHI: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday that India is ready to hold talks with Pakistan before or after the general...
Pompeo says he hopes US can resume talks with North Korea
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he hoped Pyongyang and Washington will be able to resume talks on dismantling Pyongyang's...
