June 9, 2019
The United States and Mexico reached an 11th-hour deal on Friday to crack down on migration from Central America, with President Donald Trump relenting on threats to slap potentially devastating tariffs on the neighboring country. With Trump ready to impose five per cent tariffs on all Mexican goods starting Monday, senior officials hammered out an agreement after three days of …
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May 11, 2019
The United States and Luxembourg have signed a new agreement to extend their joint cooperation in space exploration, research and economic development, the Department of Commerce said in a press release on Friday WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 10th May, 2019) The United States and Luxembourg have signed a new agreement to extend their joint cooperation in space exploration, …
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February 28, 2019
The United States and the Taliban have paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend following “solid” talks between the adversaries. The latest meetings follow marathon talks last month that saw the US and the Taliban walk away with a “draft framework” focused on a potential US …
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February 24, 2019
WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia have agreed to explore options for securing UN travel waivers for Taliban negotiators to participate in peace talks, a US envoy said on Friday. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that the issue was discussed at a meeting he had with his Russian counterpart Zamir Kabulov in Ankara on Friday “We …
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February 22, 2019
WASHINGTON: The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a seven-month trade war, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The world’s two largest economies have slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods, slowing global economic …
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February 1, 2019
WASHINGTON: The United States and China said their trade war negotiations resulted in major progress as the clock ticks on a March deadline to avert a massive escalation of tariffs that could bruise the global economy. US President Donald Trump hailed “tremendous progress” and welcomed a “beautiful” letter from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who said he hoped for further …
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January 25, 2019
WASHINGTON: Washington and Beijing are “miles and miles” from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday. A high-level Chinese delegation is due in Washington next week for talks to resolve the dispute by March 1, when US duty rates on Chinese imports are due to rise sharply, but Ross tried to tamp down expectations to those …
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January 11, 2019
WASHINGTON: “To be honest about differences, that’s important, to be honest,” said Bob Casey, a senior member of the US Senate while describing how he thinks relations between the United States and Pakistan can improve. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, pointed out that historically the United States and Pakistan “have been very good …
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January 8, 2019
US officials held a second day of trade talks with Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Tuesday, overshadowed by an unannounced visit from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This is the first time the two sides have met face-to-face since US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed to a tariff truce during a meeting in Argentina on December …
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