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US supports diplomacy between India, Pakistan to resolve disputes: Ned Price

Ned Price

If they agreed on role for US, then the US was prepared, he said Ned Price said: “But, it is not for US to determine modalities.” On February 23, Ned Price had said US was a leading investor WASHINGTON: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price Thursday said the United States supported constructive dialogue between India … Read more

US leading investor in Pakistan for past two decades: Ned Price

Ned Price

Ned Price said this during his weekly press briefing. “U.S. investment in Pakistan is the highest,” he said. Ties between US and Pakistan are more important than ever, he said. WASHINGTON: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price has said that US was a leading investor in Pakistan for the past two decades, and in the … Read more

Iran nuclear deal ‘not our focus right now’: Ned Price

Ned Price

The U.S. State Department says restoring the Iran nuclear agreement is “not our focus right now”. Washington is instead focusing on how to support Iranian demonstrators. The protests were sparked by the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran’s morality police detention. Wednesday, the United States stated that restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement is … Read more

Pakistan elected civilian government: Ned Price

Ned Price

The United States officials stated on Monday that Pakistan has a democratically elected civilian government and that it retains the security and economic interests of the country.

The US respects Pakistan’s long-standing collaboration, according to US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who said that Pakistan and the US have many common interests.

“We value our long-term partnership with Pakistan. There are some areas where our interests coincide,” he remarked, speaking at a press conference at the State Department in Washington.

According to a representative for the US State Department, Washington and Islamabad continue to cooperate in a variety of areas, including security and the economy.

According to him, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Price stated that US officials interact with senior Pakistani government officials on a regular basis.

According to a State Department official, the US government discusses the future of the Afghan people and Afghanistan’s stability with Pakistan.

“When we have high-level interactions with our Pakistani colleagues, the stability and future of Afghanistan and the Afghan people, as well as regional security problems, are constantly on the agenda. We meet and chat with them on a daily basis about a variety of concerns “He stated.

According to him, the two countries are regularly discussing problems such as the security situation and regional challenges.

According to Ned Price, there is a sufficient tracking mechanism for the money supplied to support flood victims to ensure that the relief reaches the rightful recipients. He stated that representatives from the US government and USAID visit the impacted areas and provide information on a regular basis.

He stated that USAID personnel make regular travels to monitor the US government’s field programs.

According to him, the US delegation visited at least ten areas in Sindh and Balochistan last month to review not just humanitarian circumstances but also response actions. This was done to ensure that response efforts met humanitarian needs, he explained.

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Iran says awaits US response to nuclear talks ‘solutions’

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Iran said on Monday it awaited the US response to “solutions” discussed with the EU envoy for breaking a stalemate in talks aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. The European Union’s coordinator for nuclear talks with Iran, Enrique Mora, held two days of discussions with the Islamic republic’s chief negotiator Ali Bagheri in Tehran last week, … Read more

‘US working with Pakistan to promote Afghanistan that respects rights of all people’

WASHINGTON: United States State Department Spokesman Ned Price said the US was working with Pakistan to bring about a more stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan that respected the fundamental rights of all of its people, including minorities, women and girls. The spokesman, who was answering a question at his daily news briefing on Monday about … Read more

El Salvador says 10,000 suspected gang members arrested

El Salvador

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday that the Central American country has arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members as part of a recent push to drive down violent crime. Bukele announced a state of emergency at the end of March following a bloody weekend in which 87 people were killed in gang-related … Read more

US deploys 3,000 additional troops to bolster Nato forces in Europe

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Moscow – Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali and that is reflected in the active role it takes at the UN Security Council on issues both big and small, contrasting with the relative detachment of the United States. The paradox is that, by at least … Read more

US, allies will only recognise a politically settled Afghan govt

Ned Price US-Afghanistan situation

Ahead of the Troika Plus meeting taking place in Doha on the Afghan peace process, the US has made it clear that the country and its allies will only recognise any future government of Afghanistan and provide assistance if it meets the criteria laid down by Washington. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, in a … Read more