All Posts Tagged With: "John Kerry"

Kerry in Asia Visiting South Korea, Japan and China

April 12th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday. Kerry traveled to an area of the world that is currently bracing for the possibility of North Korea testing another missile. Kerry’s presence alone could also push the leaders of North Korea to do something seeking attention for a provocative headline. At a [...]

Kerry Pushes Israel and Turkey to Normalize Political Relations

April 7th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
On Sunday John Kerry the U.S. Secretary of State, on a visit to Istanbul urged Turkish leaders to restore complete diplomatic relations as quickly as possible with Israel. Kerry said Washington sees the two countries as the Middle East’s anchors for stability. The top diplomat in the U.S. made his remarks during a press conference [...]

Kerry Expresses Confidence that Syria Moderates are receiving Arms

March 6th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Top U.S. diplomat John Kerry, the Secretary of State, said he was confident that more and more weapons are reaching the moderate opposition groups inside Syria. Kerry attended a joint press conference with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani the Prime Minister of Qatar, at the al-Wajba Palace in Doha. Kerry said that the [...]

Assad Says U.S. and UK back Terrorism

March 3rd, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria criticized harshly the British and U.S. aid given to rebels. He set strong terms for talks with his rebel opponents in an interview with a newspaper that was published Sunday, while fighting continued across the entire country. In the conflict, rebels made substantial headway in northeastern Syria, which has been [...]

Kerry Headed to the Middle East

February 23rd, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Next week, John Kerry the U.S. Secretary of State will visit the Middle East. Upon his arrival, he will face a new set of political challenges. The transition in Egypt and the crisis in Syria top the agenda for the Secretary and will be a test for him starting out his term as the new [...]

Abbas and Kerry to Promote Peace

February 4th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was recently sworn in, telephoned Mahmoud Abbas the Palestinian president on Sunday. Kerry suggested the two should have a meeting to discuss the peace efforts, said a spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority. Nabil Abu Rudeina, a spokesperson for Abbas told Wafa the official Palestinian news agency that Abbas [...]