NATO to Gulf partners: We share common interests, common challenges
By Habib Toumi Kuwait: NATO’s partnership with the Gulf countries is more important today than it has ever been before, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. “The partnership between NATO and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) has grown stronger over the years,” Stoltenberg said. “We have come to understand each […]
NATO marks 15 years of partnership with Gulf countries
Brussels: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated the alliance’s commitment to its partnership with the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) launched in 2004 to contribute to long-term global and regional security with the Arab countries in the Gulf. “The security of our ICI partners is of strategic importance to NATO. Through […]
North Korea could announce end to nuke talks later this month: think tank
Seoul: North Korea could announce an end to denuclearization talks with the United States when it convenes a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party later this month, a state-run think tank said Friday. The North said last week it will convene a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK later this month […]
U.S. says it is ready to be flexible, urges North Korea to avoid provocations
Washington: The United States is ready to be flexible in negotiations with North Korea on dismantling the regime’s nuclear weapons program, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to refrain from provocations. Ambassador Kelly Craft made the remarks at a U.N. Security Council session as Pyongyang’s year-end deadline for nuclear negotiations […]
U.S. flies another reconnaissance plane amid tensions with North Korea: aviation tracker
Seoul: The United States again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Wednesday, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea amid growing concern Pyongyang may be preparing for a long-range rocket launch. The RQ-4 Global Hawk was spotted over the Korean Peninsula at 52,000 feet, Aircraft […]
North Korea blasts Trump’s warning, says it has nothing more to lose
Seoul: North Korea has nothing more to lose, a senior Pyongyang official said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the communist nation could lose everything if it engages in hostile acts. Kim Yong-chol, a former North Korean nuclear negotiator, made the remarks in a statement carried by the North’s Korean Central News Agency, […]
Foreign Minister Kang encourages South Korean, U.S. troops at Osan Air Base
Seoul: Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Saturday visited a U.S. air base south of Seoul to encourage South Korean and American troops, stressing the importance of the “all-weather, all-purpose” alliance, according to her office. Her visit to Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, about 70 kilometers south of Seoul, came amid tensions over the allies’ hitherto […]
Senior North Korea official warns Pyongyang could resume war of words against U.S.
Seoul: A senior North Korean official said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks hinting at the use of military force against Pyongyang and belittling its leader Kim Jong-un will be a “very dangerous challenge” if they were not made in error. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui made the remarks in a […]
Korea says it too will use force against U.S. if necessary
Seoul: North Korea has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for hinting at the use of force against the communist state, saying it too will take “prompt” measures if necessary. “One thing I would like to make clear is that the use of armed forces is not the privilege of the U.S. only,” Pak […]
Trump hints U.S. may use military force against North Korea if necessary
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump hinted Tuesday that the United States may use military force against North Korea if necessary, after Pyongyang warned that an end-of-year deadline for the two countries’ denuclearization negotiations is drawing near. Trump revived the threat of military action as negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled over how to match […]
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