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Biden assures Afghan President Ghani of continued U.S. support -White House
U.S. President Joe Biden told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a telephone call on Friday that the United States will continue to support Afghanistan, including with development and humanitarian aid, the White House said in a statement.
U.S. mulls crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil
The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran may not return to nuclear talks or may adopt a harder line whenever it does, a U.S. official said. Washington told Beijing earlier this year its main aim was to revive compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and, assuming a timely return, there was no need to punish Chinese firms violating U.S. sanctions by buying Iranian crude, the official said.
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Published: 24 Jul 2021 04:00 AM BdST
Updated: 24 Jul 2021 04:00 AM BdST US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Bari Airport in Bari, Italy June 28, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to India, an important partner in US efforts to counter China and in vaccine diplomacy that is hobbled by its own COVID-19 crisis. );
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It will be Blinken s first visit to the world s largest democracy as President Joe Biden s secretary of state and he will meet on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
Blinken will also visit Kuwait at the end of his July 26-29 trip.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Reuters/File
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India next week, the State Department said on Friday, in the top US diplomat s first visit to the world s largest democracy and an important US ally in Asia.
Blinken will also visit Kuwait and meet senior officials there at the end of the July 26-29 trip.
The United States sees India as an important partner in efforts to stand up to China s increasingly assertive behavior. Blinken s trip will follow a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to China and coincide with one to Southeast Asia by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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In this file photo taken February 4, 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to staff at the US State Department during the first visit of US President Joe Biden in Washington, DC. AFP pic
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WASHINGTON, July 23 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India next week, the State Department said today, in the top US diplomat’s first visit to the world’s largest democracy and an important US ally in Asia.
Blinken will also visit Kuwait and meet senior officials there at the end of the July 26-29 trip.