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Pompeo, Saudi FM Discuss Iran, Yemen and Detained Activists The Media Line Staff 12/15/2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed efforts to overcome divisions between the Arab Gulf countries needed to deter Iran. The leaders also discussed ways to achieve an “inclusive political solution” to the conflict in Yemen during a phone call on Monday, according to Cale Brown, State Department principal deputy spokesperson. The conversation also including a discussion of the “strong bilateral security and economic partnership...

As stated by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown:‎ Today, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun participated in a virtual discussion hosted by the German Marshall Fund with Belarusian presidential candidate and leader of the opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. They discussed the ongoing political crisis in Belarus, and Deputy Secretary Biegun reaffirmed strong U.S. support for the Belarusian people’s resounding calls for their voice to be heard in determining their country’s fate. The Deputy Secretary underscored U.S. calls for dialogue between the Coordination Council and ...

Ambar Kumar Ghosh History bears testimony to the fact that peaceful expression of public concern has been a hallmark of a robust democracy. India as the largest and a well-functioning democracy has also been an effective breeding ground for nurturing a culture that has consolidated citizens’ right to free expression regarding all issues that concerns their life and well-being. In tandem with the nation’s deep-rooted spirit of democratic expression and dissent, the country is witnessing a protracted farmers’ protest against the three farm laws that was passed by the Parliament earlier th...

As stated by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke yesterday with Colombian President Ivan Duque. Secretary Pompeo and President Duque discussed their mutual goal of a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela, as well as joint efforts to meet the needs of Venezuelan migrants and refugees forced to flee disastrous and repressive conditions in their country. The Secretary expressed our gratitude to the Colombian people and government, who are now hosting more than 1.7 million Venezuelan refugees. Secretary Pompeo also pledged to continue he...

A United Nations human rights expert has called for an independent assessment on the conditions at Bhasan Char, the remote island in Bangladesh where more than a thousand Rohingya were taken earlier this month, as he condemned the world’s “failure” to take action to help the refugees return home to Myanmar. The 1,642 Rohingya refugees were moved to Bhasan Char island before the UN could even determine whether or not the island was “suitable to safely host this vulnerable population”, said Tom Andrews, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. “These verif...