by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Thursday to discuss regional security, defence cooperation and other key issues. Gen Munir also met acting Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer during his visit to the US Department of State. “Pakistan is an important partner, and we engage with…
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report in The Daily Star, Sept 29, 2023The United States has said it expects that the government of Bangladesh will take all necessary actions to maintain the safety and security of all foreign missions and personnel in the country, including those from the US. “The United States values its relationship with Bangladesh,” US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at a regular briefing on Thursday, September 28. He, however, said he is not going…
by Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 25, 2023Controversy surrounds an alleged suggestion by the US that Parliament name a member from a minority community to represent the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Security, as incumbent Chairman of the committee Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera, MP, cannot be issued a visa in time for him to join a parliamentary delegation visiting Washington later next month. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has, with USAID funding, organised…
REPORT IN Dhaka Tribune, Aug 16, 2023The visit of two US congressmen has underscored the “continued commitment” of Washington to strengthening US-Bangladesh bilateral relations, the US embassy has said. Representatives of US Congress Rich McCormick and Ed Case left Bangladesh on Tuesday. During their four-day visit, they met with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, leaders of the ruling Awami League, opposition BNP and Jatiya Party, and members of civil society, among others. They also visited…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 24, 2023 at 9:04 PMThe US Department of State’s spokesman Matthew Miller said that Washington understands that the “Taliban continues to seek international recognition, but to get international recognition they have to earn legitimacy.” Miller made the remarks at a press conference in Washington D.C. “So I will say with respect to tensions between Iran and Afghanistan, I don’t have any specific comment other than that, obviously, we…
By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Jan 24, 2023Washington has been reviewing its approach and engagement with the “Taliban in context of many of the human rights violations” and actions that “we have seen from the Taliban in recent weeks and in recent months,” a spokesman for the US Department of State said. US Department of State’s Spokesman, Ned Price said that the US is actively evaluating with allies and partners the appropriate next steps. The…