In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in . more > By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Sunday, February 21, 2021
President Trump in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the U.N. General Assembly meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with Tehran, but the effort failed.
Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in New York. Iran’s smooth, English-speaking foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, met with Robert Malley, who was President Obama’s Middle East adviser, in an apparent bid to undermine the Trump team and lay the groundwork for post-Trump relation
Today in Washington - This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events - FRIDAY, FEB. 19 ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Azerbaijan for a trilateral meeting with his Azeri and Georgian counterparts. He also meets Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and holds bilateral meetings with the two countries’ foreign ministers (final day).
BAKU – Georgian deputy prime minister, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. (final day)
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden conducts his first event with other leaders from Group of Seven nations in virtual meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, world economy and dealing with China.
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Eight reasons why the United States should promote Kashmir peace talks now SouthAsiaSource by Yelena Biberman
Kashmiri women and girls shout slogans as they attend a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is off to a strong start with India. In a recent conversation with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, he highlighted the importance of the democratic process in Myanmar, and the plan for Washington and Delhi to expand regional cooperation on COVID and climate change. Where there is room for urgent discussion and expert diplomacy, however, is the situation in Kashmir. The time is ripe for Kashmir peace talks, and the Biden administration, with Secretary Blinken at the helm of foreign affairs, can play a constructive role in