Tag: Talks
Istanbul hosts Afghan Taliban talks with the government
KABUL: A quadrilateral intra-Afghan peace dialogue began on Saturday in the Turkish capital Istanbul, to find a negotiated end to the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan,...
Half of Germans dissatisfied with preliminary govt formation talks’ outcome
BERLIN: As many as 49.7 per cent of German nationals evaluated the progress of preliminary negotiations on the coalition government's formation as unsuccessful, a...
Talks to resume Russia-US cultural exchange may start by spring, says...
MOSCOW: Talks on resuming cultural exchanges between museums of Russia and United States, halted in 2010 over the so-called Schneerson Library case, may resume...
Koreas to hold talks on sending Northern art troupe to Olympics
SEOUL: The two Koreas will hold talks next week to discuss the North's plan to send a performing art troupe to the Pyeongchang Winter...
On possibility of N.Korea talks: Trump says ‘Who knows where it...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to...
South Korea’s Moon gives credit to Trump for North Korea talks
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited US President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than...
Koreas begin talks as Winter Olympics help break ice
SEOUL: North and South Korea kicked off their first formal talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with both sides expressing optimism ahead...
Merkel upbeat as starts government talks with centre-left
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she was optimistic her conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) could agree to join forces as they...
Merkel to meet with SPD as preliminary ‘grand coalition’ talks begin
BERLIN: Germany’s beleaguered chancellor will return to the negotiating table on Sunday with politicians from the Social Democratic party (SPD) and representatives of her...
Egypt wants ‘Sudan out’ of contentious dam talks
CAIRO: Egypt has proposed excluding Sudan from contentious negotiations over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric dam project in Africa, according...
South Korea offers talks with defiant North ahead of Olympics
SEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday offered talks with North Korea amid a standoff over its weapons programs, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral talks to promote Pak-Afghan relations
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has said that Afghanistan-China-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers' talks would build consensus, enhance mutual trust and promote the improvement of Afghanistan-Pakistan relations.
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Only talks can solve Kashmir dispute, says former CM IoK
Former chief minister of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) Farooq Abdullah said that Pakistan and India will have to talk if they want to resolve the...
Merkel wants ‘proper’ coalition talks to begin in 10 days
BERLIN: Immigration and climate policy are the most contentious issues in exploratory negotiations between three parties seeking to form Germany’s next government, Chancellor Angela...
UN climate talks resume next week with anxious eyes on Trump
BONN: Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an...
Putin visits Tehran for talks on Syria, nuclear deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's leadership on Wednesday in Tehran as the two Damascus allies push a Syria peace plan and the Kremlin...
Qatar ruler ready for Trump-hosted talks to resolve Gulf crisis
DOHA: Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for US-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but...