Following years of intense negotiations, nations have reached a landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping by setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
The deadlock in Gaza ceasefire negotiations underscores the grim reality of a conflict where humanitarian considerations remain secondary to political leverage.
The negotiations for reforming the UN Security Council have not "begun in earnest" and the process is stuck in "informal discussions," according to General Assembly President Dennis Francis.
Three New Zealand political parties on Thursday concluded weeks of negotiations to form a government and will announce the details in a signing ceremony on Friday.
The negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Switzerland will resume in February this year when the Swiss trade secretary will be on a visit to New Delhi.
With China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region in mind, the IPEF member countries intend to strengthen cooperation under four key pillars: trade, supply chains, a clean economy and a fair economy.
"If such initiatives appear, we would only be happy to continue communicating in this format"
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK's International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan led their respective delegations at the talks with both expressing confidence that the negotiations would be fruitful.
The Iranian side has been criticising the United States for "violating their promises and commitments" to the agreement
Since April 6, the US and Iran have had six rounds of indirect negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the N-deal.
