Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will travel to Ankara on Monday for a NATO summit focused on defence spending, burden sharing and defence industrial cooperation, with meetings scheduled with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the White House said.Trump will depart the White House on Monday evening and arrive in the Turkish capital on Tuesday afternoon. He will be greeted by Erdogan before partic…
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Seoul, June 9 (IANS) The South Korean foreign ministry on Tuesday reaffirmed its goal of denuclearising North Korea, following a summit between the leaders of Pyongyang and Beijing in which the subject apparently was not discussed. In their summit held Monday in Pyongyang, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to expand cooperation in various fields, according to Pyongyang’s state media. Notably absent, however, was any mention of nuclear issues or the broader s…
Oslo/Paris, May 28 (IANS) Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has announced that Norway will join French President Emmanuel Macron’s nuclear deterrence initiative, while stressing that the decision will not change Norway’s basic policy on nuclear weapons.Norwegian PM Store travelled to Paris on Wednesday (Local time) for talks with Macron. Speaking to Norwegian media, he said Norway’s decision was based on the current security situation in Europe and that Europe must assume greater respons…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek tomorrow. In a social media post, he stated that he will highlight India’s commitment towards global peace amidst the security challenges prevailing in the world. Defence Minister underlined that he will also convey the country’s consistent stance on Zero Tolerance for Terrorism and Extremism.“Leaving for B…
Pyongyang, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov held talks in Pyongyang on Sunday, Russian media reported.They discussed the current state and prospects of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, state-owned news agency TASS reported.Defence Minister Belousov said: “We agreed with the DPRK Ministry of Defence to transition military cooperation to a sustainable, long-term basis. We are ready to sign a Russian-Korean Military Coo…
Tashkent, April 24 (IANS) The seventh edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise ‘Dustlik’ culminated with a final validation exercise and closing ceremony at the Gurumsaray Field Training Area in Namangam, on Friday. According to the Indian Defence Ministry, the exercise reinforced military cooperation and improved interoperability between the Indian Army and the Armed Forces of the Uzbekistan. The exercise enhanced preparedness for joint operations to neutralise unlawful armed groups,…
Madrid, March 31 (IANS) Despite the attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran in recent weeks amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, Islamabad has so far refrained from deploying significant forces to support Riyadh under the bilateral defence agreement. This inaction has raised questions in diplomatic circles about the practical scope of the pact between Islamabad and Riyadh as well as the conditions required to put it into effect, a report said on Tuesday.”Recently, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed …
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Bangladesh is in the process of formalising a military deal with Pakistan, which is similar to the lines that Islamabad signed with Saudi Arabia.Since Muhammad Yunus was appointed caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh, ties between the two countries have plummeted to new depths. Dhaka has consistently tried moving away from India and inched closer towards Islamabad, even if it meant that the ISI used Bangladesh as a breeding ground for radicals and terrorists…