Antony Blinken

Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, says chief Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday. From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance, Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland's membership, will hand its official texts to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday as NATO foreign ministers gather in Brussels. Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same. A flag raising ceremony to add the Finnish flag to those of the other members will take place at NATO headquarters at on Tuesday afternoon.

Lavrov, Blinken discuss detained Wall Street Journal reporter over phone

Lavrov expressed opposition to attempts of US officials and the Western media to politicise the legal case

Indo-American Vedant Patel to serve as US State Dept's interim spokesperson

According to the announcement made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Patel will take over the position of interim spokesperson

G20's Ukraine problem

War rather than multilateral issues dominates

Antony Blinken meets Ukraine's Foreign Minister, reiterates US support

Blinken on Wednesday arrived in India to take part in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the Raisina Dialogue

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Allowing Russia in Ukraine will be message to aggressors: Blinken at Quad

On Quad grouping, Blinken said he believes it is a force for good, positive, and affirmative action

After G20 FMM, New Delhi to host Quad foreign ministers' meeting today

The meeting, to be presided over by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, will be attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Australia's Penny Wong

G20: End this war of aggression, Antony Blinken tells Sergei Lavrov

Blinken said the meeting was unscheduled and sought by the US when Lavrov was on the move

G20 meet: EAM Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken focusing on bilateral ties and pressing global issues including the Ukraine conflict. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the India-hosted G20 foreign ministers' meeting in the national capital. "Pleased to meet US Secretary of State @SecBlinken on #G20FMM sidelines. Opportunity to review bilateral ties and discuss global issues," Jaishankar tweeted. It is understood that the Ukraine conflict and India's agenda for the G20 figured in the talks. Blinken arrived in the national capital on Wednesday night to attend the G20 foreign ministers' meeting that took place amid a bitter rift between the West and the Russia-China combine over the Ukraine conflict. Blinken is set to attend a Quad foreign ministers' meeting on Friday. After attending the first session of the G20 meeting Blinken tweeted:"I went to the #G20 today with two imperatives: First, to ensure that the

G20 foreign ministers' meeting today: Schedule, agenda, other details here

G20 foreign ministers' meeting: In a video message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the experience of the last few years has shown that global governance failed in its mandates

Secretary Blinken will reaffirm bilateral ties with India: White House

During his three-day trip to India, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken will reaffirm the strengthening of the bilateral relationship, the White House said Wednesday. Blinken, 60, arrived in New Delhi Wednesday night after his Central Asia trip. He is in New Delhi primarily to attend the G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting. On the sidelines of which he will have a meeting with his counterparts of Quad countries and participate in a panel discussion with them. "Secretary Blinken will reaffirm the strength of the US-India relationship and express our commitment to continue working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth for our two countries and expand cooperation as we have our shared priorities," White House Press Secretary told reporters at a news conference here. Blinken would also hold bilateral talks with the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. "Namaste, India!" Blinken's Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on the landing of Blinken in New Delhi. "Secre

Ahead of Blinken's India visit, US contrasts its G-20 goals and Russia's

"The G-20 must hold Russia accountable now for its failure to respond to UN efforts to reopen the sea lanes for grain delivery," the US said

G20 brings big economies at table to discuss how countries can grow: US

He also said that Blinken will visit today's evening, attend the G20 dinner, and participate in Foreign Ministers Meet and Raisina Dialogue

Antony Blinken wraps up Central Asia tour before G20 talks in India

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a contentious Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20. Blinken met Wednesday in Tashkent with senior Uzbek officials a day after warning his counterparts from all five Central Asian nations about the dangers posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Speaking before talks with Uzbekistan's acting foreign minister, Blinken said he believed the United States and Central Asia share concerns about Ukraine, although the former Soviet states have toed a delicate line when it comes to condemning Russia for the war. "I think there was a tremendous sense of both common challenge and common purpose among the C5+1 countries, Blinken said in reference to Tuesday's meeting in the Kazakh capital of Astana among him and the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In those talks, Blink

US to do everything to support India to make its G20 presidency a success

The US is looking forward to doing everything it can to support India's work to make its G20 presidency a success and Secretary of State Antony Blinken would attend the crucial meeting of the foreign ministers of the grouping next week in New Delhi, a senior official has said. Blinken will also attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping and will hold bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Delhi. India assumed the Presidency of the G20 on December 1 last year. The top American diplomat is travelling to New Delhi on a three-day official visit from March 1 to 3. Blinken looks forward to going to Delhi as part of India's G20 presidency year. We look forward to doing everything we can to support India's work to make its G20 presidency a success," Ramin Toloui, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, told reporters here. "There is no shortage of common challenges, and we want to deepen our partnership with other G20 countr

Blinken in Delhi to attend G20 foreign ministers, Quad meetings: Officials

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his India visit next week would attend the crucial foreign ministers meeting of G-20 group and that of Quad in addition to participation in the Raisina dialogue followed by bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, officials here said. India has taken over the Presidency of the G20 on December 1, last year. The top American diplomat is travelling to New Delhi on a three-day official visit from March 1 to 3. Blinken looks forward to going to Delhi as part of India's G20 presidency year. We look forward to doing everything we can to support India's work to make its G20 presidency a success. There is no shortage of common challenges, and we want to deepen our partnership with other G-20 countries to address these challenges, Ramin Toloui, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, told reporters here. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu said the ..

Antony Blinken to travel to India on March 1 to participate in G20 meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India next week to attend the meeting of G20 foreign ministers and meet senior Indian officials to reaffirm America's strong partnership with the country. India has taken over the Presidency of the G20 on December 1, last year. On March 1, Blinken will travel to New Delhi to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, which will focus on strengthening multilateralism and deepening cooperation on food and energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcotics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and gender equality and women's empowerment, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday. He (Blinken) will meet with Indian government officials and civil society to reaffirm our strong partnership, Price said. The US Secretary of State would be in India till March 3. Blinken will reach India after his trip to two Central Asian nations Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan beginning February 28. On

US President Joe Biden visits Kyiv ahead of Russia-Ukraine war anniversary

Biden departed from Washington DC covertly due to security reasons and he is already scheduled to arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday on a two-day trip

Blinken meets Wang Yi, says Chinese balloon programme 'exposed' to world

Amidst strained ties over an alleged Chinese spy balloon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and raised "the unacceptable" violation of American sovereignty and warned that Beijing's material support to Moscow over Ukrainian war would attract sanctions. The meeting on Saturday between the two top American and Chinese diplomats took place on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. "The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of US sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in US territorial airspace, underscoring that this irresponsible act must never occur again," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. "During the meeting, Blinken made clear the United States will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty, and that the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon programme which has intruded into the airspace of more than 40 countries across five continents has be