All posts tagged "john kerry"

  • Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    US, China make important progress in UN sanctions on N. Korea

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States and China have made important progress in negotiations to adopt a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, the countries’...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi approach to shake hands after attending a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Kerry is on the final leg in his latest round-the-world diplomatic mission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
    US, China spar over North Korea, South China Sea

    BEIJING (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials sparred Wednesday over how to deal with North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test and ease tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. U.S. Secretary of State John...

    • Posted January 27, 2016
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    US tells China to end ‘business as usual’ with N. Korea

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged China to end “business as usual” with North Korea after the isolated nation conducted its fourth nuclear test. Kerry told reporters that he spoke by...

    • Posted January 7, 2016
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the U.N. headquarters. During the meeting, Kerry delivered remarks encouraging the international community to end the conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
    Russia urges coordinated terrorism fight as airstrikes begin

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia followed its launch of airstrikes in Syria with a call on Wednesday for the world to unite in the fight against terrorist groups, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told foreign ministers of...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    Kerry: More than sanctions needed to end North Korean threat

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday it may take more than sanctions to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat because its isolation from the global marketplace makes U.S. economic pressure less effective than...

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    Kerry hints at possible THAAD deployment on Korean soil to deter N. Korea

    SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed on Monday full preparedness with every possible means, including the controversial advanced missile defense system, to better deter and counter evolving threats. “Particularly in this...

    • Posted May 18, 2015
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    US top diplomat Kerry traveling to S. Korea

    SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit South Korea next week to discuss pending bilateral issues ahead of President Park Geun-hye’s trip to Washington, a diplomatic source said Monday. “Secretary Kerry...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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