U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien will represent the United States at back-to-back virtual summits with Asian countries this weekend, the White House said on Friday.
Thailand said on Monday that Asian countries had held conclusive talks on what could be the world’s biggest trade pact and there would be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok despite doubts raised by India.
I ran traded 537,456 tons of non-oil commodities worth $219.09 million with the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) to register a 31.42% and 40.19% decline in tonnage and value respectively compared with last year’s same month.
U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Singapore for Tehran on Saturday after attending the 51st session of the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Colombo, Sri Lanka on Tuesday to discuss ways to develop bilateral ties.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Singapore in the coming days, to sign a pact between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
