Bharat Express

Antony Blinken

Blinken affirmed US support for progress between Armenia and Azerbaijan on a durable and dignified peace agreement

Xi emphasized the importance of global economic cooperation, acknowledging progress made since his meeting with US President Biden

Blinken, on a visit to Nigeria, was responding to persistent predictions that Israel would establish a buffer zone inside the Gaza Strip, which has sparked Arab outrage

Blinken also had a separate meeting at the State Department with Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa

Soon after the cease-fire ended at 7 a.m. local time, Israeli jets attacked Hamas sites in Gaza

He stated that there should be no enduring internal displacement

It is Blinken's third trip to the Middle East since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas

The West Bank is mostly under Israeli occupation with limited autonomy provided by the Palestinian Authority

US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping

5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will feature Antony Blinken and S Jaishankar which will center on "defence and security cooperation"