G7 foreign ministers meet ahead of Cornwall summit
Ministers from the G7 met face-to-face for the first time in two years, ahead of a leaders summit in June. Top diplomats from the UK and US used a news conference to press Russia on its Ukraine brinkmanship.
Top diplomats from the US and UK pledged closer cooperation on foreign policy
Foreign ministers from the world s leading economies met face-to-face for the first time in two years on Monday, following a coronavirus-extended pause.
Britain, which holds the G7 rotating presidency, has billed the event as a chance to reassert its influence and play a greater role in dealing with perceived threats from China and Russia.
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May 3, 2021 9:55 AM By PAN PYLAS
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Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, sits at a table during bilateral talks with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting, at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Monday, May 3, 2021.
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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, sits at a table for during bilateral talks with Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting, at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Monday, May 3, 2021.
2021/05/03 18:52 Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, sits at a table during bilateral talks with United Sta. Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, sits at a table during bilateral talks with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting, at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Monday, May 3, 2021. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, sits at a table for during bilateral talks with J.
U.S., UK reject reports of imminent prisoner deal with Iran By PAN PYLAS, Associated Press
Published: May 3, 2021, 11:37am
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5 Photos Britain s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, right, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of bilateral talks as part of the G7 foreign ministers meeting near London, Monday May 3, 2021. Issues related to Iran are set to feature in talks later Monday between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his host in London, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. (Ben Stansall / Pool via AP) Photo Gallery
LONDON The U.S. and the U.K. dismissed reports coming out of Iran that they are thrashing out a prisoner exchange deal with Tehran that could see the imminent release of a British-Iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and four Americans, among others.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in London for talks with his counterparts from G-7 nations, with the coronavirus pandemic, Russia and China among likely agenda items during three days of formal meetings and side discussions.
Iran and North Korea, two nations whose nuclear programs have been the focus of negotiations in recent years, are set to be discussed at a working welcome dinner Monday night.
Blinken’s sideline meetings Monday include talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, Bruneian Foreign Minister II Dato Erywan Yusof, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishanka and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.