Oslo, Jan 22 (IANS) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has publicly accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to speak directly regarding Denmark’s position on Greenland, said Danish local media.Earlier Wednesday (local time), Trump suggested that if Rasmussen truly believed Denmark would not negotiate over Greenland, he should convey that message face to face.Responding to the challenge, Rasmussen affirmed his readiness for such a direct exchange, noting his experience in dealin…
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Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistan continues to harbour a wide range of radical Islamic terror groups of varying size, names, and influence that frequently split, merge, and resurface. At the same time, religious minorities in Pakistan are increasingly caught between these radical groups, a deeply entrenched Islamic social order, and a government accused of accommodating these groups, a report said on Tuesday.According to the report in The European Conservative, two Muslim men abducted a 14-year-…
Oslo, Jan 20 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that her country will not negotiate over its sovereignty, responding to US threats of tariffs in a dispute over Greenland. Frederiksen noted that Denmark has never sought any conflicts. However, Denmark is now being threatened by its closest ally, both in terms of Danish territory and Greenlandic self-determination, she told the parliament, Xinhua News Agency reported.On the tariffs, the United States has threatened to i…
Brussels, Jan 19 (IANS) Leaders of EU countries will hold an emergency summit here on Thursday to discuss US threats related to Greenland, European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said on Monday. The summit will assess possible retaliatory measures in response to threatened tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on countries that oppose his plan to “acquire” Greenland.Gill said the EU continues to engage “at all levels” with Washington over its new tariff threats and is taking “every p…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who will be on a three-day State Visit to India from January 25-27 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also be the Chief Guests at the 77th Republic Day celebrations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. During the visit, Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will co-chair the 16th India-EU Summit set to be held on January 27.”Dur…
Rajkot (Gujarat), Jan 12 (IANS) The talks for a trade agreement between India and the European Union have entered the final stage, while negotiations are continuing with the US for a bilateral trade deal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.The minister’s statement came as he delivered the keynote address at the Regional MSME Conclave being held in Rajkot.Goyal has just returned from Brussels, where he attended high-level talks with the EU Trade and Economic Security Commi…
Brussels, Jan 11 (IANS) The New Year, which is meant to mark renewal, exposed a reality that political leaders want to hide in Europe. From Brussels to Amsterdam, from Strasbourg to Berlin, from suburbs in France to cities in Italy, the transition into the New Year followed a similar pattern – fires, riots, attacks on emergency services and neighbourhoods surrendered to mobsters in their majority Muslim immigrants, a report has stated. A report in Brussels Signal stated, “This was not at all som…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held high-level talks with the EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels on Friday as part of the efforts to secure a mutually beneficial India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).”During this dialogue, we deliberated across key areas of the proposed agreement. We reaffirmed our commitment to a rules-based trading framework and a modern economic partnership that safeguards the interests of farmers and MS…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Ministry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held a meeting with Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein, on strengthening economic ties between the two countries.“We discussed opportunities for trade expansion, innovation and clean technology, and explored ways to deepen our mutually beneficial ties, especially after the operationalisation of the India-EFTA TEPA,” Goyal said in a post on X social media platfo…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leaving for a two-day official visit to Brussels this week, signalling a decisive push toward concluding the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The visit, slated for January 8-9, underscores the intensifying diplomatic and technical engagements between New Delhi and Brussels, the statement said.India is pushing for zero-duty access for its labour-intensive sectors -…