Turkish foreign minister discusses defence, Syria with Pompeo
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has discussed by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the Russian S-400 missile defence system and the U.S. F-35 fighter jet...
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Trilaterals: mere talking shops or grand design?
WHILE the sixth trilateral summit of Cyprus, Greece and Israel unfolded amid much pomp in Jerusalem this week, commentators here delivered all the hackneyed talking...
Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit with US participation begins Wednesday in Jerusalem
The 6th Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit, with the participation of the United States, begins in Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon to advance energy and security in the Eastern...
Anastasiades to try and secure US support for Cyprus’ rights within its EEZ
President Nicos Anastasiades will try to secure US support for the rights of the Republic of Cyprus in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), similar to...
US secretary of state to attend Cyprus trilateral meeting (Updated)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be taking part in the next trilateral meeting between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said...
‘Government never questioned political equality of T Cypriots’
The government has never questioned the notion of political equality of Turkish Cypriots, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, said on Thursday. Reactions to President Nicos Anastasiades’...
FM ‘satisfied’ with state department contacts
Bilateral relations, regional developments and the Cyprus problem were the main issues discussed during meetings Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides had in Washington on Tuesday night...
Foreign minister traveling to USA to meet Secretary of State
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides will fly to Washington, United States, late on Monday at the invitation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with whom he...
Pompeo meets Erdogan to discuss Khashoggi disappearance
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday following talks with Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince about...
Pompeo meets North Koreans, hopes for denuclearisation details
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday, hoping to “fill in” details on how to dismantle the North’s nuclear...
Pompeo: N. Korea sanctions to remain until full denuclearisation
Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearisation, the US secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North’s view that the process...
Pompeo in N. Korea, ‘expected to return with detained Americans’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an upcoming summit between leader...
US ‘open to two-party solution’ for Israeli-Palestinian conflict
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Monday he was open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, saying a “two-party solution” was likely in...
Trump’s foreign policy, perhaps not so simple after all
By SM Farid Mirbagheri Fourteen months into his presidency Donald Trump has had a very visible impact upon the foreign policy of the United States. The US...
Iran plays down impact of Pompeo appointment on nuclear deal
Iran played down the potential impact on its landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers of the appointment of the hawkish Mike Pompeo as the new US...
CIA’s Pompeo brings insider’s touch to secretary of state role
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, if confirmed as the next secretary of state, would bring a number of assets to his new role as the top...
Trump ousts Tillerson, taps CIA director Pompeo
US President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and...
Trump ‘considers plan to replace Tillerson with CIA chief’
US President Donald Trump is considering a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with his boss over North...