Kuwait City, July 13 (IANS) Condemning the ongoing attacks on its Consulate General in Iraq’s Basra, Kuwait on Monday questioned the efforts being made by the country’s government to fulfill its international obligations as stipulated under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963).Terming the attacks as an “unacceptable violation” of the inviolability of the consulate, Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the Iraqi government to take immediate and decisive measures to hold …
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India and Poland on Monday held discussions and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation across political engagements, trade and investment, technology, defence, culture, the fight against global terrorism and other areas of mutual interest. The discussions were held during a meeting between Secretary, West, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, and Poland’s Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wladyslaw T. Bartoszewski and …
Hanoi, July 12 (IANS) Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the speedboat capsizing off Phu Quoc Island that claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists, while assuring that strict action would be taken against those found responsible for the tragedy, according to local media reports. In an official dispatch issued after the incident, the Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and directed ministries, gove…
Tehran, July 8 (IANS) Iran on Wednesday strongly condemned the United States’ decision to revoke the temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales, describing the move as a “clear violation” of Article 10 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 18 and holding Washington responsible for the consequences of the decision. In an official statement, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly con…
Caracas, July 4 (IANS) As India’s medical teams continue to provide humanitarian support to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday shared a glimpse of the support efforts under ‘Operation Amistad’. A video shared by MEA showed a person who had been treated at the field hospital set up by India saying that he had been treated well.”Yes, quite well. Excellent. I have been treated very well here,” he noted that he had a knee problem. “The…
Tokyo, July 3 (IANS) Several Japanese newspapers and media outlets have carried positive coverage of the successful 16th India-Japan Annual Summit held in New Delhi, underscoring the steady advancement of bilateral relations across a wide range of strategic and economic sectors.The coverage came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, PM Sanae Takaichi, held the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit talks on Thursday, where both leaders reviewed and strengthened the full spectr…
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The United States and Japan agreed to deepen cooperation on cyber security following two days of talks in Washington, committing to expand intelligence sharing, strengthen protection of critical infrastructure, combat cybercrime across the Indo-Pacific and accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography.The commitments were announced in a joint statement issued after the 11th US-Japan Cyber Dialogue, held in Washington on June 30 and July 1.The United States hosted the…
Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Nepal organised the second edition of the Indian Ambassador’s Cricket Tournament from June 26-28 in Kathmandu, bringing together diplomats, government officials, media professionals, former cricketers, corporate representatives, and members of the Indian diaspora in the country, the Embassy said on Tuesday. The three-day tournament featured eight teams representing the Indian Embassy in Nepal, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the diplomatic com…
Riyadh, June 25 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties, diaspora issues, and other matters of mutual interest. The discussions were held during a meeting between the Consul General of India in Jeddah, Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri and the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Madinah Branch Director General, Ibrahim bin Saeed Al-Subhi, on Wednesday.”Consul General of India in Jeddah, Shri Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri, met H.E. Mr Ibrahim bin Saeed Al-Subhi,…
Taipei, June 12 (IANS) Taiwan on Friday strongly condemned the intrusion into waters around Taiping Island by Chinese government vessels and urged the international community to jointly counter China’s “illegal actions”.“MOFA strongly condemns brazen and unprecedented intrusion into waters around Taiping Island by Chinese government vessels, urges international community to jointly counter China’s illegal actions,” stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Taiwan on Friday.Taiwa…