MUNICH, Germany:-- US Secretary of State John Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Sunday amid ongoing efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.
US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Russia on Monday for "enabling" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stay in power in the war-torn country, after Geneva peace talks broke off without result at the weekend.
US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the Friday release of Russia's most famous prisoner and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, while expressing concerns over the country's selective prosecution.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. State Secretary John Kerry were planned to meet in The Hague, a Russian Foreign Ministry source confirmed to Itar-Tass on Saturday. "Such a meeting is planned," he said.
US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed his push to advance peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an ultra-nationalist who doubts a deal to end the decades-old conflict is possible.
MUNICH, Germany, Feb 8, 2015 (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday met for surprise talks with his Iranian counterpart for new discussions on Iran's nuclear programme on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich.
The United States on Tuesday voiced its "disgust" at Ukraine's repression of demonstrators at Kiev's Independence Square, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia Saturday of "additional consequences" if it fails to pull its troops back from the Ukraine border, as Kiev accused Moscow of aggression in its restive east.
US Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly warned Russia Sunday that it risked losing its seat among the prestigious Group of Eight nations, as well as economic turmoil, if it fails to pull its forces out of Crimea.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi headed to Geneva Saturday to join US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, the government said.
President Obama and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday, just hours after Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to "accelerate" talks with Iran over a nuclear deal.
The United States and other foreign powers stepped up pressure on South Sudan's feuding ethnic factions to settle their differences, as Washington dispatched an envoy to the violence-wracked region.