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Lee: Nato-type body not suitable
IT is better that Asia’s security arrangements remain in their current configuration, rather than having countries divided into blocs, or forming an Asian equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) said.
Asia's current security arrangements better than having one bloc confronting another: Singapore PM
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network) It is better that Asia's security arrangements remain in their current configuration, rather than having countries divided into blocs, or forming an Asian equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (May 20).
Pakistan's new foreign minister seeks to broaden U.S. ties
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday he would like to pivot away from single-issue transactional relationship with the United States as he seeks to repair frayed ties with Washington.
Biden cheers Finland, Sweden NATO plans as Turkey balks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer robust U.S. support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to block the Nordic nations from becoming members of the alliance.
UK strikes security agreement with Sweden and Finland as NATO bids loom
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said he had agreed new deals with Sweden and Finland to bolster European security, pledging to support both countries' armed forces should they come under attack.
In wink to Ukraine, Britain, Macron suggests new European entity
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he was in favour of a new type of "political European community" that would allow countries outside the European Union, including Ukraine and Britain, to join the "European core values."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of China policy speech
Those seeking clarity on US President Joe Biden’s long-awaited China policy will need to wait longer after Washington’s top diplomat Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19.
Japan PM dashes S. Korean hope he would attend inauguration
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is dispatching his foreign minister to attend the inauguration next week of South Korea’s new president, who had been seeking the premier’s attendance as a symbol of putting troubled ties on a more stable course.
Japan and Thailand discuss Ukraine and Myanmar at meeting to boost ties
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thailand and Japan reaffirmed diplomatic ties on various fronts including defence and economic cooperation, as the countries' leaders urged the end to the war in Ukraine and the political unrest in Myanmar.
Biden to meet virtually with Mexican president amid immigration shift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday as the White House faces criticism over its plan to lift COVID-era immigration restrictions at the U.S. border.