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He left an important contribution through his diplomatic efforts in New York», Guetrres said.

In his Burma speech, president Obama left no doubts as to where Washington will concentrate its diplomatic efforts in the nearest future:

The Foreign Office is continuing diplomatic efforts in the South Caucasus despite an announcement from Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that he has ordered an end to the military operation.

Mattis made clear that the US was nearing the end of its rope in dealing with North Korea, saying: «We're exhausting all possible diplomatic efforts in this regard.»

Not exact matches

Tillerson said the U.S. is engaged in a very active diplomatic effort to halt Kim's pursuit of a nuclear weapon that could strike the U.S. mainland.

Even if it took 10 or 15 years of relentless diplomatic pressure from the joint efforts of the U.S., China, Russia, South Korea, and Japan to convince Kim Jong - un to give up his weapons and doing so resulted in the eventual denuclearization of the peninsula — and successfully deterred war — it would be a major victory for U.S. foreign policy and secure our vital national interests.

«China has poor intelligence on their movements and has been unable to produce much evidence» that they are indeed involved in militancy, said another diplomatic source, who is familiar with Chinese efforts to prevent the Uighurs from leaving and then trying and get them deported back to China.

Lesperance said he suspected Xiao had not renounced his Chinese citizenship, and, for all the efforts taken to acquire an Antiguan diplomatic passport and Canadian citizenship, had failed in a timely fashion to call upon them for help while he was still in Hong Kong.

It also ruins nascent diplomatic efforts, raises fears of war or a pre-emptive U.S. strike and casts a deeper shadow over the security of the Winter Olympics early next year in South Korea.

In a press briefing Thursday, State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the commercial flight resumption is «just one step» in the two countries» efforts to normalize relations since last year's restoration of diplomatic tieIn a press briefing Thursday, State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the commercial flight resumption is «just one step» in the two countries» efforts to normalize relations since last year's restoration of diplomatic tiein the two countries» efforts to normalize relations since last year's restoration of diplomatic ties.

Burns, who has recently been giving Trump credit for diplomatic efforts with China and North Korea, said the White House needs to separate any U.S. response in Syria and the American relationship with Russia, which has been militarily supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

In the Forbes interview, done Friday, Trump responded to criticism that he's undermined his secretary of state through his often provocative tweets that have interfered directly with ongoing diplomatic efforts.

The soft power initiative also has involved a coordinated effort to upgrade the quality of China's diplomatic corps, replacing an older generation of media - shy, stiff bureaucrats with a younger group of Chinese men and women, many of whom are fluent in English and comfortable bantering with local journalists.

Canada has stepped up its diplomatic and trade efforts in Asia (although a latecomer, Canada is now part of the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and is negotiating a bilateral FTA with Japan) and has expressed interest in joining the East Asia Summit (EAS).

• The United States as part of its diplomatic war effort also worked to narrow Nicaragua's options in terms of aid, trade, and military assistance.

The violence in South Sudan has since December 2013 claimed the lives of more than 10000 people - a death toll that is rapidly rising as diplomatic efforts have failed to broker a short - term cessation of hostilities, let alone a longer term political solution.

Masire had been actively involved in numerous diplomatic initiatives, leading efforts to resolve political crises in a number of African countries including Mozambique, DR Congo, Lesotho and Kenya.

These missions are the results of common efforts done by the GIPC and the Embassy of Mexico at just one year of the full opening of the mentioned diplomatic mission in Accra, and its target is to strengthen the economic ties between both countries who are called to turn two main actors in the economic global growth in the following years.

Rather, it was a combination of socio - political factors: A strategically timed publicity stunt to bolster Russia's positive image internationally in the run - up to the Sochi Olympics, a result of skilful lobbying efforts by the German diplomatic elite and a humane act of mercy driven by Putin's personal convictions about vengeance, justice and mercy.

The diplomatic focus remains ensuring that the Russians and Americans are on the same page, something that John Kerry's efforts with arranging the Geneva Two peace conference have gone some way to progress but any US intervention may put in doubt.

For example, even though the US was instrumental in establishing the International Criminal Court, in 2002 it withdrew from the UN agreement that created it and began a diplomatic effort to make the U.S. military immune from its writ.

Mahmoud Jebril, a leading figure in the push to privatise state - industries under Gaddafi, and Ali Aziz al - Eisawi, former ambassador to India, led the diplomatic efforts.

«All necessary pressure and diplomatic efforts must be brought to bear on North Korea to accept peaceful resolution of the crisis,» Buhari said in what could be read as a tacit rebuke of Trump's bombast.

Russia's G8 partners have condemned Moscow's military build - up in Ukraine amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous escalation of the crisis.

Siegfried Hecker, a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University and director emeritus of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, said in a letter of support for the award nomination that, since Zerbo became the executive secretary of the CTBTO, his diplomatic efforts «have gone into overdrive.»

«The bottom line is the United States does not want conflict in outer space,» says Frank Rose, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, who has led American diplomatic efforts to prevent a space arms race.

They were accompanied by Glenn Schweitzer, director of Eurasian programs at the Academies, who has spearheaded an 8 - year effort to nurture scientific ties with Iran in the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

We will continue to engage in vigorous diplomatic efforts to urge France to halt its nuclear testing, which could cast a cloud on otherwise sound Japan - France relations.»

A slowing economy in China — a major purchaser of Indonesia's commodities — has been a blow to Indonesia's own economy, and Jokowi has spent a considerable amount of time and diplomatic effort trying to bolster it.

Nowadays, in an effort to demonstrate and maintain leadership, make a mark, be part of the forerunners, or simply be noticed, many nations have updated their traditional model of political, commercial, and cultural representation to include diplomatic representation of their innovative skills, research achievements and potential, and of the quality of their highly qualified workforce.

As NGOs look for unofficial ways to conduct effective science diplomacy, the U.S. government continues to pursue its own approach to defining the role that science can play in its diplomatic efforts.

Amid the intricate and ordered world of the Ton, Caro and Michael's affair is shadowed by mysterious efforts to learn whatever secret her late husband Camden's papers might disclose about his diplomatic years in Portugal.

The game's combat is a solid experience, and yet you can choose to skip it completely in an effort to be more diplomatic without sacrificing any of the experience.

They did this in the teeth of emotional pleas from vulnerable countries and numerous rounds of diplomatic efforts to reach a compromise.

Keeping bomb - making material out of the hands of all but the existing nuclear states has been a guiding principle in diplomatic efforts to restrain North Korea's and Iran's nuclear programs, for example, without denying those countries the right to operate nuclear power plants peacefully.

Erin is involved in the ongoing diplomatic efforts to prohibit autonomous weapons systems (killer robots) and has spoken on the topic in Canada and at the United Nations.

OFAC will use sanctions in the fight against criminal and other malicious actors abusing digital currencies and emerging payment systems as a complement to existing tools, including diplomatic outreach and law enforcement authorities — To strengthen our efforts to combat the illicit use of digital currency transactions under our existing authorities, OFAC may include as identifiers on the SDN List specific digital currency addresses associated with blocked persons.