US consulate in Western Sahara to bolster ties with Morocco
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Sunday that “Morocco feels stronger in its legitimate fight for its territorial integrity… with the support of its friends.”
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US Ambassador in Morocco David T. Fischer (L) and David Schenker, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, (R) take a selfie wearing Sahrawi, in Dakhla. (AP)
DAKHLA, Western Sahara - The United States on Sunday started the “process of establishing” a consulate in the Western Sahara, after Washington recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory.
US President Donald Trump agreed last month to extend US recognition of Morocco’s soverignty over the Western Sahara in a deal which included Moroccan King Mohammed VI agreeing to reopen liaison offices between Morocco and Israel.
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National security experts in Canberra and Washington are alarmed that China could be in the box seat to beat private equity firms to acquire telecommunications assets in the Pacific that would enable Beijing to spy on Australia s closest geographical neighbours.
The Morrison government is under pressure to provide financial support to Western private bidders, after debt-laden Digicel said it had received unsolicited approaches for its Pacific operations that include Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa.
As well as Chinese entities circling Digicel s mobile phone networks, sources said Australian private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners had held discussions with Digicel s representatives before Christmas for the strategically sensitive infrastructure.
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2020 accomplishments prime Vietnam for 2021 foreign affairs challenges
By Thanh Tam January 10, 2021 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Amid unprecedented difficulties, Vietnam made good ground in 2020 and is well placed to make further foreign relations headway this year, experts say.
Without doubt, 2020 was a year that posed unprecedented challenges worldwide, the Covid-19 pandemic foremost among them.
There were various other unresolved issues including an anti-globalization and free trade trend, increasing protectionism and an undermining of multilateralism.
For Vietnam, in addition to the global challenges, 2020 was a year when it had to shoulder two major international responsibilities – chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term.
January 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Republic of Uzbekistan are proud to announce that they are expanding their partnership through Uzbekistan’s support for the Abraham (Ibrahim) Fund.
The United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates launched the Fund on October 20, 2020. In doing so, the three countries are seeking to support more than $3 billion to promote private sector-led investment and development initiatives that promote regional economic cooperation. The Fund fulfills a promise made in the Abraham (Ibrahim) Accords and demonstrates the benefits of peace through tangible projects that improve the lives of the region’s people.