Diplomacy

Mar 9, 2019

US envoy in Kosovo to push for lifting of tax on Serbia

A senior U.S. official has met with Kosovo top leaders trying to convince Pristina to revoke or suspend a tariff on Serb goods so that dialogue with Serbia can resume


Mar 6, 2019

US ambassador slams Ukraine over corruption

The U.S. ambassador in Ukraine has called for replacing a senior anti-corruption official


Mar 5, 2019

Belarus leader wants closer ties to NATO, Western nations

The authoritarian president of Belarus has called for better ties with NATO and lifted restrictions on U.S. diplomats, an apparent bid to win concessions from Moscow by dangling the prospect of rapprochement with the West


Feb 26, 2019

Cyprus: Ground not yet ready for peace talks resumption

Cyprus' president says ground isn't yet ready for a resumption of formal talks to reunify the ethnically divided island nation because either side remains apart on key issues


Feb 20, 2019

Italy's checking if NKorean envoy's daughter was forced back

Italy's foreign minister says it is checking whether the daughter of a former North Korean diplomat was forcibly returned to Pyongyang


Feb 15, 2019

Pompeo visits Iceland as US-EU rift on Iran grows

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a five-nation tour of Europe on Friday in Iceland after a scathing attack from the Trump administration on the bloc and several of its main members over their approach to Iran


Feb 14, 2019

Shanahan: US will not unilaterally withdraw from Afghanistan

The Pentagon's top official says the United States will not reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan on its own, pledging that any moves will be fully coordinated with American allies


Feb 13, 2019

NATO chief says allies keen to avoid arms race with Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is studying options to deal with what it insists are Russian violations of a key missile treaty but that it wants to avoid sparking any arms race


Feb 12, 2019

NATO chief vows response to Russian missile pact violations

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will respond to Russia's violation of a key Cold War-era treaty but will not station more nuclear missiles in Europe


Feb 8, 2019

UN to host informal meeting of Cyprus' rival leaders

The United Nations says it will host a new informal meeting later this month between the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus


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