Asia

Taiwan hails US bid to ease curbs on ties

Editorial Bureau January 11, 2021

TAIPEI (TAIWAN) – Taiwanese foreign minister Joseph Wu said on Monday the US removal of restrictions on interactions with Taipei officials is a “big thing”, hailing the step as a big boost for ties with the most important global ally of the island. It was US Secretary of State

USA

Trump awards top aides for helping broker Arab-Israel deals

Editorial Bureau December 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Several top advisers in the US were given awards by President Donald Trump on Wednesday for their role in helping broker deals aimed at restoring diplomatic ties between Israel and four Arab nations. The National Security Medal was given to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, national security adviser […]

World

Pompeo says US decision to remove Sudan from terrorism list comes into effect on Monday

Editorial Bureau December 14, 2020

KHARTOUM (SUDAN) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington’s decision to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism came into effect on Monday. This brings to an end a designation in place since 1993, weighing on the Sudanese economy. The delisting provides a boost to transitional authorities that took […]

Middle East

Will travel to Golan Heights, says Pompeo during Israel visit

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2020

JERUSALEM (ISRAEL) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in Jerusalem on Thursday that he intends to visit the Golan Heights, which was captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. This comes as a break from the policy of the previous US administration. “Today I’ll have the chance to visit […]

Asia

Turn attention to Chinese treatment of Uighur Muslims: Pompeo urges Indonesia

Editorial Bureau October 29, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesia to turn its attention to the Chinese treatment of Uighurs and said it was the “gravest threat” to religious freedom while speaking to an Islamic group. During his trip to the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, he hailed the nation’s tradition of tolerance

Asia

US, India must join hands to counter the threat posed by China: Pompeo

Editorial Bureau October 27, 2020

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that Washington and New Delhi should work together to confront the threat posed by China to security and freedom. He said this ahead of talks with Indian leaders in the capital. Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Monday accompanied by Defense Secretary […]

Asia

Pompeo seeks to bolster Asian allies against China

Editorial Bureau October 24, 2020

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – US Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo will visit India next week to bolster ties with New Delhi which is locked in a military standoff with Beijing over a disputed frontier in the Himalayas. This is the latest bid by Washington to boost allies and counter the rising clout of China […]

Europe

Fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh, Pompeo to hold talks with Azeri-Armenian foreign ministers

Editorial Bureau October 23, 2020

BAKU/YEREVAN (AZERBAIJAN/ARMENIA) – Hours before discussions were due to start in Washington to end the deadly conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azeri and Armenian troops clashed in many places on Friday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was slated to meet the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a renewed attempt to end the month-long fighting […]

Europe

Pompeo terms Nagorno-Karabakh a powder keg as fresh clashes erupt

Editorial Bureau October 16, 2020

YEREVAN/BAKU (ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN) – Hopes of an end to the three weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh are on the wane as fresh clashes erupted between Armenian and Azeri forces on Friday, which US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said was “a powder keg of a situation”. He blamed NATO ally Turkey for the conflict as Ankara […]

Asia

Pompeo visits Tokyo to bolster support among Asian allies to counter Beijing clout

Editorial Bureau October 6, 2020

TOKYO/SYDNEY (JAPAN/AUSTRALIA) – In a bid to find support to tackle the dangerous regional clout of China, which is on the rise, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday to meet with Washington’s closest Asian allies – Japan, Australia and India. He was originally slated to visit Mongolia and South Korea. […]