Tag: Envoy
13 Results
-
India to buy $5 billion oil, gas from US and spend $18 billion in defence: envoy
The US export to India has gone up by at least 30 per cent, India's Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla told the American business community, his first major public engagement Tuesday.
January 16, 2019 -
Pakistan SC issues arrest warrant against ex-envoy to US
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against the country’s former Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, in the “Memogate” scandal. The 2011 “Memogate” controversy revolves around a memorandum allegedly drafted by Haqqani ostensibly seeking help from the Obama administration in the wake of the Osama bin Laden raid to avert a military …
Continue reading "Pakistan SC issues arrest warrant against ex-envoy to US"
February 15, 2018 -
Maldives President’s envoy meets top Chinese official
An envoy of the Maldives President has met the Chinese Foreign Minister to seek support amid a raging political crisis threatening stability in the Indian Ocean atoll nation, officials said on Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported on its website that Minister Wang Yi met Maldivian Finance Minister Mohamed Saeed on Thursday and told him …
Continue reading "Maldives President’s envoy meets top Chinese official"
February 9, 2018 -
UN envoy says Syria talks at ‘very critical moment’
The UN special envoy for Syria said that peace talks due to resume in Vienna on Thursday are taking place at a crucial moment. “Definitely I am optimistic because it is the only way to be at such moments,” Staffan de Mistura said. “It is a very, very critical moment.” He said a “full delegation …
Continue reading "UN envoy says Syria talks at ‘very critical moment’"
January 25, 2018 -
India stands beside Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis: Envoy Shringla
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday assured Bangladesh of his country’s “diplomatic and humanitarian” support to resolve the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis. Expressing deep concern over the influx of 4,80,000 rohingya refugees from violence-torn region of Myanmar, the Indian envoy said, “We are fully supportive of Bangladesh. We will continue to …
Continue reading "India stands beside Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis: Envoy Shringla"
September 27, 2017 -
Pakistan shouldn’t object to our ties with India: Afghan envoy
Pakistan should maintain a “good brotherly relationship” with Afghanistan irrespective of the latters ties with any other country including India, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal said on Tuesday. Zakhilwal was addressing a round table discussion, titled “Bilateral Reconciliation: Opportunities and Challenges”, organised by the Regional Peace Institute in the federal capital, Dawn online reported. …
Continue reading "Pakistan shouldn’t object to our ties with India: Afghan envoy"
September 12, 2017 -
We can live under embargo forever: Qatari envoy
Qatar's Ambassador to the US has called for an end to the ongoing "blockade" of his country by a coalition of Arab countries while defiantly asserting that they could live under the embargo indefinitely. "There is no damage to our economy. Qatar is solid in its economy and we are comfortable and we can continue …
Continue reading "We can live under embargo forever: Qatari envoy"
July 20, 2017 -
Indo-Nepal connectivity didn’t receive adequate focus: Nepalese envoy
India and Nepal have failed to adequately cash in on their geographic similarity for years to build up better connectivity while cross-border infrastructure also did not receive the requisite focus and commitment in the past, Nepal's envoy to this country has said. "Cross border infrastructure and state of the art connectivity means are the fundamental …
Continue reading "Indo-Nepal connectivity didn’t receive adequate focus: Nepalese envoy"
July 15, 2017 -
German envoy to US downplays Trump-Merkel tensions
Downplaying the increased tensions between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin's envoy to Washington Peter Wittig has described the bilateral relationship as "good and productive". "This is a healthy relationship. Chancellor Merkel and the US President, they have a good and productive relationship," said Ambassador Wittig on Wednesday. "They met in …
Continue reading "German envoy to US downplays Trump-Merkel tensions"
June 1, 2017 -
China removes envoy’s offer of renaming CPEC from speech
In a diplomatic embarrassment, China has removed the remarks of its envoy in India offering to rename the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from the transcript of his speech posted on the Chinese embassy website. Chinese ambassador to New Delhi Luo Zhaohui's remarks that "Even we can think about renaming the CPEC" has been removed from …
Continue reading "China removes envoy’s offer of renaming CPEC from speech"
May 9, 2017 -
New Pakistan envoy to India will arrive by May end
The new Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood will take over the reins from the current envoy Abdul Basit by the end of May, sources said on Monday. According to the Pakistan Foreign Office, Mahmood currently serves as Ambassador to Turkey and will replace Basit, whose term ends in May. The Indian High Commission …
Continue reading "New Pakistan envoy to India will arrive by May end"
May 8, 2017 -
India’s new envoy to Nepal arrives in Kathmandu
India's new envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri on Saturday arrived here and would submit his credentials to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday. Puri, a 1982 batch IFS officer, was on March 10 appointed as India's 24th ambassador to Nepal. His predecessor Ranjit Rae completed his three and a half year-tenure on February 28. Puri, …
Continue reading "India’s new envoy to Nepal arrives in Kathmandu"
March 25, 2017 -
India’s new envoy to Nepal arrives in Kathmandu
India's new envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri on Saturday arrived here and would submit his credentials to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday. Puri, a 1982 batch IFS officer, was on March 10 appointed as India's 24th ambassador to Nepal. His predecessor Ranjit Rae completed his three and a half year-tenure on February 28. Puri, …
Continue reading "India’s new envoy to Nepal arrives in Kathmandu"
March 25, 2017