Tag: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
North Korea, US spar over nuclear deal at Singapore forum
SINGAPORE: North Korea and the United States on Saturday sparred over an agreement reached at a landmark summit in June for the Asian country...
Pompeo says optimistic about ending North Korea’s nuclear program
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program would take time but he was...
US hopes spat with Turkey over pastor resolved ‘in coming days’
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he hoped Americans detained in Turkey would be released “in coming days”, following a...
China says it wants to resolve differences with US ‘on equal...
SINGAPORE: China is willing to resolve differences with the United States on an equal footing, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Friday after...
Pompeo says North Korea weapons work counter to denuclearisation pledge
SINGAPORE: Less than two months after a landmark US-North Korea summit in Singapore, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city-state...
US, Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department
SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, agreed in a meeting in Singapore on Friday to continue to...
Pompeo to announce US economic initiatives in ‘Indo-Pacific’
WASHINGTON: Building on President Donald Trump’s “Indo-Pacific” strategy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will announce a series of investment initiatives in Asia on...
Pompeo brushes off North Korean ‘gangster’ claim, pursues denuclearisation talks
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean accusations of “gangster-like” diplomacy during negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday he will...
Both sides seek to ‘clarify’ as Pompeo holds more North Korea...
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a second day of talks in North Korea on Saturday attempting to agree details on how...
Pompeo arrives in North Korea for talks on nuclear sites
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in North Korea on Friday, hoping to “fill in” details on the North’s plans to dismantle...
Pompeo says won’t put timeline on North Korea denuclearisation steps
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he will not put a timeline on negotiations for North Korea’s denuclearisation, contradicting a senior...
US secretary of state, COAS discuss political reconciliation in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo phoned Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss the process of political reconciliation...
Iran’s people will punch US Secretary of State in the mouth:...
BEIRUT: A senior Iranian military commander poured scorn on US threats to tighten sanctions on Tuesday, saying the Islamic Republic’s people would respond by...
Pompeo in North Korea, expected to return with detained Americans: South...
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an...
Pompeo charms NATO but warns on Iran, defence spending
BRUSSELS: Barely 12 hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters on Friday in what...
Pompeo presses Turkey on S-400 missiles purchase from Russia
BRUSSELS: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday told his Turkish counterpart that the United States was seriously concerned over Ankara’s decision to buy...
New US envoy Pompeo tackles NATO on spending, Russia
BRUSSELS: President Donald Trump's brand new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came to NATO on Friday to hammer home one of his boss's oldest...
