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Pakistan calls for joint efforts to counter rising Islamophobia

Dawn 21 Jun 2021

The foreign minister, in an informal meeting with Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Dr Hadi Soleimanpour, said that being a founding ECO member, Pakistan was committed to regional integration and connectivity ... It was Mr Qureshi’s third visit to Turkey in three months on the invitation of the Turkish foreign minister.

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Allies must bolster NATO

The Scranton Times-Tribune 21 Jun 2021

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it is “very difficult to believe that this kind of action could have been taken without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow.” Brian Whitmore of the Atlantic Council notes that “the Russian and Belarusian air defense ...

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Apple Daily explores funding options, has cash to stay afloat for weeks

Hong Kong Standard 21 Jun 2021

It was the first time the national security law -- which bars subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion -- was used to arrest journalists, though Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee said they were not targeting “normal journalistic work.”.

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Just one in 200 amber list travellers test positive for Covid on their return, figures ...

The Daily Mail 21 Jun 2021

Ministers say the strict foreign travel rules are there to reduce the risk of dangerous variants from reaching the UK ... Responding to Dr Hopkins' remarks, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the Government has not ruled out relaxing restrictions, such as on foreign travel and self-isolation, for those who have received both vaccines.

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PH, Australia launch first Maritime Dialogue on 75th year anniversary of bilateral ties

Manila Bulletin 20 Jun 2021

Represented by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Maria Angela Ponce, the Philippines expressed appreciation for Australia’s consistency in calling for full compliance with Arbitral Award on the South China Sea arbitration during the virtual dialogue held on June 10, 2021.

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OSCE Chief to Start 3-Day Visit to Moscow on Monday, Plans to Meet With Lavrov

Urdu Point 20 Jun 2021

... (OSCE) Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will visit Moscow from June 21-24, the OSCE said on Sunday, adding that a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was on the agenda.

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Qureshi for concerted efforts to counter Islamophobia, religious biases

Urdu Point 20 Jun 2021

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jun, 2021 ) .Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday called ... The foreign minister, in an informal meeting with Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Dr.

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Turkish foreign minister meets with numerous world diplomats

Anadolu Agency 20 Jun 2021

He then held another trilateral meeting with Moldova’s Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi ... He also held a tour of meetings with Mathias Corman, General-Secretary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Kenyan Foreign Minister Raychelle Omamo, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

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Turkey, Spain to discuss bilateral ties, EU matters

Anadolu Agency 20 Jun 2021

The consultations will be co-chaired by Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci and Spain’s State Secretary ...

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Myanmar rejects UN resolution calling for arms embargo

The News International 20 Jun 2021

Myanmar described the resolution, which passed on Friday and is not legally binding, as being “based on one-sided sweeping allegations and false assumptions.” The statement issued in the capital Naypyitaw said the Foreign Ministry had sent letters of objection to the UN secretary-general and the General Assembly's president.

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Austria: Sides 'closer to agreement than ever' - Iran lead nuclear negotiator

Ruptly 20 Jun 2021

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Secretary-General of European Union (EU) Foreign Action Service Enrique Mora and Araghchi headed the Iranian negotiation team.

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Burma slams U.N. vote calling for arms embargo

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 20 Jun 2021

BANGKOK -- Burma's Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected a U.N ... The statement issued in the capital, Naypyitaw, said the Foreign Ministry had sent letters of objection to the U.N. secretary-general and the General Assembly's president ... and Britain ... .

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Russia Says to Address OSCE Mission's Reports on Ukraine During Meeting With Schmid

Urdu Point 20 Jun 2021

... situation in eastern Ukraine during the upcoming meeting with the OSCE chief in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Moscow will host a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid on Monday.

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Myanmar rejects UN resolution urging arms embargo

Wtop 20 Jun 2021

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected a U.N ... Myanmar described the resolution, which passed Friday and is not legally binding, as being “based on one-sided sweeping allegations and false assumptions.” The statement issued in the capital Naypyitaw said the Foreign Ministry had sent letters of objection to the U.N.

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Will: America needs NATO allies who share its renewed dedication to maintaining an orderly world

The Roanoke Times 20 Jun 2021

secretary of state was mystified ... British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it is “very difficult to believe that this kind of action could have been taken without at least the acquiescence of the authorities in Moscow .” ... Its first secretary general, Lord Hastings Ismay, famously ...