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Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Honorable Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar, distinguished members of both delegations, members of the media: a very good afternoon again to all of you and a very warm welcome on this specia Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, India , Japan , Pakistan , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio At a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Rome, Italy Fiera Roma MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Rome for this very important ministerial conference. 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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Germany
Ramstein Air Base
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, greetings, everyone, and Heiko, thank you so much for co-hosting this ministerial today, and also I just want to say to all of our colleagues thank you so much for the remarkable contributions that Germany’s made to our shared mission in Afghanistan over the last 20 years, but also over the last days, particularly the ongoing evacuation effort here at Ramstein Air Ba
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Qatar , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian External Affairs Minister
New Delhi, India
Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan
MODERATOR: Good afternoon. Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Honorable Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar, distinguished members of both delegations, members of the media: a very good afternoon again to all of you and a very warm welcome on this specia
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, India , Japan , Pakistan , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Rome, Italy
Fiera Roma
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Rome for this very important ministerial conference. I will hand over right away to Minister Di Maio and Secretary of State Blinken for their opening remarks, and then we’ll take some questions from you.
FOREIGN MINISTER DI MAIO: (Via interpreter) Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for h
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Italy , Mali , Mozambique , Niger , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
London, United Kingdom
No. 9 Downing
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h
Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Kabul, Afghanistan
U.S. Embassy Kabul
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Good to see everyone. I’ve come to Afghanistan today because it was important to me and important to President Biden to convey in person America’s commitment to an enduring partnership with Afghanistan and the Afghan people.
As President Biden announced yesterday, we’re withdrawing our troops by the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We’ve achieved the objecti
Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General
Brussels, Belgium
NATO Headquarters
MODERATOR: Good evening. Welcome to NATO Headquarters, to this press conference with the Secretary General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense. They will make short introductory statements, and then we’ll be able to take a few questions. Secretary General.
SECRETARY
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Georgia , Iran , Romania , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Jakarta, Indonesia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, the joint press statement will now start.
FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: Your Excellency Secretary Pompeo, colleagues from the media, ladies and gentlemen. Secretary Pompeo, dear Mike, welcome back to —
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much.
FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: —
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Indonesia , Lebanon , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs