Russian Foreign Minister Sergey to Hold talks with six representatives from African countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s High-Level Week. Kirill Logvinov, director of the Department for International Organisations at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told the TASS news agency. “Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov has a whole seriesContinue Reading
The General Debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Khalilur Rahman, president of the 81st session of the General Assembly, presided over the opening of the debate, which is themed “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United NationsContinue Reading
Strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Germany serves the interests of both sides and is the right choice for both, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. In a phone conversation with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of theContinue Reading
The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a US-drafted resolution that would have extended the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran, after China and Russia vetoed the measure. The draft received 11 votes in favor, with China and Russia voting against and two membersContinue Reading
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on high-level interactions between the two countries. During the talks, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China-U.S. relations have forContinue Reading
Xinhua China’s top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, Chinese foreign minister and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the continued prolongation of the U.S.-Iran conflictContinue Reading
Algeria on Thursday announced its decision to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after “exhausting all avenues” to preserve their ties, the Algeria Press Service (APS) reported. Citing a foreign ministry statement, APS said Algeria had shown “great restraint and a high sense of responsibility” inContinue Reading
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) was declared open by Khalilur Rahman, the new president of the General Assembly, on Tuesday. In his speech at the opening session at the UN headquarters in New York, Rahman said he is assuming his responsibility at a consequential momentContinue Reading
CGTN The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries’ true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral. Togo led the initiative to further the African Union campaignContinue Reading
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the German Charge d’Affaires Bernd Finke on Wednesday to protest Berlin’s allegations that a drone found with explosives at the Leipzig airport last month was of Russian origin. Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev was called to the German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday overContinue Reading
