Tillerson: talks about my resignations don't bother me
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said talks about his resignations don't bother him. "Those things don't bother me," he said in an interview with CBS' '60 Minutes'. …
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Turkey and US agree to start normalizing relations
Turkey and the United States have decided to establish mechanisms to normalize relations between them, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. "We have come to terms to normalize our relations," …
Tillerson: US committed to Israeli-Palestinian peace
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Washington remained committed to achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians, despite President Donald Trump's decision …
Tillerson: US not prepared for new 'Russian interference'
The United States is ill-prepared to prevent Russian interference in the upcoming midterms, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. "I don't know that I would say we are better prepared, because the …
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs retires
The top career U.S. diplomat Tom Shannon announced Thursday he will step down, TIME reports. The State Department’s third-ranking official, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, informed agency staffers that he will …
Volodin: sanctions are sign of weakness
The US should think about the fact that trust and dialogue is the only way to achieve results, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. "Sanctions are an ineffective approach in the desire to discuss the …
US invited to Syrian National Dialogue Congress
The United States received an invitation to the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi but could not provide information on whether US representatives would attend, a US State Department official said. "We can confirm the …
Turkey's Foreign Ministry expects US to back Ankara in Syria
The future of relations between Ankara and Washington depends on the further steps the US takes, and who supports who in Syria, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. The minister noted that US …
Erdogan: Afrin operation to be over when target is achieved
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in Ankara about the country's military operation in Syria’s Afrin region, said that Ankara would not take a step back from the operation. "We are …
Moscow and Washington preparing Lavrov-Tillerson meeting
Russia and the United States are working to organize a meeting of the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman …
Turkey and the US called each other unsafe countries
Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning for Turkish citizens planning to travel to the U.S
State Department indicates US military role in Syria
The US military’s role in Syria post-ISIS will be focused on Iranian activities, the acting assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs, David Satterfield, said. The official was responding to a question from …
US should be warned against scrapping of JCPOA
First deputy head of the international committee of the Federation Council, Vladimir Jabarov, said that Western partners should warn the US against the scrapping or changes in the terms of the nuclear deal with Iran. He expressed the …
White House, U.S. lawmakers reported negotiating changes in Iran Deal legislation
The White House is working with leading U.S. lawmakers on legislation designed to enable the United States to remain in the Iran nuclear deal, Radio Farda reports, citing senior U.S. officials Secretary of State Rex …
US admits Russia's resurgence
Washington has a poor relationship with a resurgent Russia now, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. According to the Secretary of State, the Trump administration had "no illusions about the regime we are …
Washington concerned about 'bad guys' from Russia - media
Washington is expected to present a so-called ‘Kremlin report’ to the Congress by the end of January, containing a list of high-ranking public officials and businessmen, who are seen as Kremlin insiders. A former US …
US State Department: not right time for North Korea talks
The United States would be open to talking to North Korea "when the time is right" but that it could not happen now because Pyongyang has shown no sign of a willingness to halt its missile and nuclear testing, State Department …
Tillerson: there has been progress with Lavrov
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said following his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Vienna that there had been progress "I'm not going to tell you specifically what we …
Lavrov and Tillerson hold talks in Vienna
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are holding a meeting in Vienna. The talks are being held on the sidelines of the annual Ministerial Council of the …
Iran denies US accusation of destabilizing region
Iran’s foreign ministry Bahram Qassemi denied the US accusations that the Islamic Republic is playing a destabilizing role in the region, state media reported. "Repeating the groundless accusations and …
