Tag: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul, hopes for a peace...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ongoing peace talks...

Pompeo meets Saudi leaders to build a ‘global coalition’ against Tehran

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on Mon­day on Iran’s supreme leader Ayat­ollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military chiefs, tightening pressure on the country...

Trump took tough stand on Pakistan, says Pompeo at Indian summit

US President Donald Trump's administration has taken a tough stand against Pakistan for, what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged was, its "unacceptable support...

Pompeo slams rights record of China and Iran, goes easier on...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed China's mass detention of Muslims but took a lighter hand on North Korea as the State...

Pompeo played ‘essential role’ in de-escalating Indo-Pak tensions: US State Dept

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played an “essential role” in de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan last week, according to a top...

Netanyahu, Pompeo to meet Monday: Israeli PM’s office

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels later on Monday, the prime minister’s...

Pompeo urges Pakistan to sanction terrorists responsible for 26/11 attacks

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called upon all countries, particularly Pakistan, to uphold their UN Security Council obligations to implement sanctions...

Pompeo meets King Salman, crown prince over Khashoggi’s disappearance

RIYADH: America's top diplomat met on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the disappearance and alleged killing...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says talks with Pompeo ‘productive and...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un described his talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday as “productive and wonderful,” state...

FM Qureshi to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Regional security issues and bilateral relations to be discussed Qureshi will also meet US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Tuesday WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah...

IMF team to discuss PTI govt’s economic woes

--- Asad Umar to hold meetings with IMF, discuss external financing needs --- Since 1998, 11 out of 12 IMF programmes have been scrapped because...

US preparing ‘actions’ in coming days against Venezuela, says Pompeo

WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, US Secretary of...

US looks forward to improving Pakistan ties after Pompeo visit

The United States (US) has said it looks forward to building on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s hopeful visit to Islamabad and improve the relationship...

Pakistan to take up suspension of $300m CSF during Pompeo visit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that the matter of suspension of $300 million aide by the United States (US) would...

Govt to ‘bury’ Imran-Pompeo phone call transcript: report

ISLAMABAD: The United States has sent the transcript of the telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

South Korea says Pompeo’s canceled visit impacts North Korea liaison office...

SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday the abrupt cancellation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea is having an...

Pompeo to travel to North Korea with new special envoy

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit North Korea again next week to try to persuade it to abandon its nuclear weapons,...