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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Ankara, Türkiye
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. We just had a very good, lengthy, productive conversation with Foreign Minister Fidan here in Türkiye, covered a lot of important issues that the United States and Türkiye are working on together, including the efforts to grow and expand NATO. We’re very pleased that the ratification protocols were signed by President Erdogan and
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Regions: Israel , Japan , Sweden , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Nikos Dendias, Greek Foreign Minister
Washington, DC
Benjamin Franklin Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is good to see everyone here, and it is especially a pleasure for me to welcome our friends here today from the Hellenic Republic of Greece for the third U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue. Nikos, to you, to all of your colleagues, again, welcome. It’s so good to have you here.
This strategic dialogue is
Regions: Afghanistan, Albania , France , Greece , India , Italy , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China.
As many of you saw, I met with Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii.
We had a very frank discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s unprovoked aggression on a number of fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good
Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, Belgium , Canada , Chad , China, Colombia , Cuba , Denmark , Egypt , Hong Kong , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Libya , Russia , Sri Lanka , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , West Bank , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , China, Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance