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Published on February 21, 2023 - 11:45 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias Before Their Meeting and the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue ...

FOREIGN MINISTER DENDIAS: Dear Secretary of State, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you in Athens. It has been almost a year-and-a-half since our Third Strategic Dialogue in Washington. In the meantime, we have seen war returning to Europe with …

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Published on February 20, 2023 - 21:39 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Before Their Meeting

PRIME MINISTER MITSOTAKIS: Secretary, welcome to Athens. You’re coming at a very, very challenging time. It’s been a year since Russia has invaded Ukraine, and if anything, this unprovoked war has tested our alliance, but I think we’ve been able to …

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Published on February 20, 2023 - 17:48 GMT

More U.S. Security Assistance on the Way for Ukraine

This week, we mark one year since the Russian Government launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion against Ukraine. President Putin expected a quick victory, but despite inflicting widespread destruction and human suffering, he has fundamentally …

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Published on February 20, 2023 - 16:04 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu At a Joint Press Availability

FOREIGN MINISTER CAVUSOGLU: (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, today (inaudible) together with my distinguished friend, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken, in Ankara. Following the earthquake disaster …

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Published on February 20, 2023 - 16:04 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Deniz Kilislioglu of NTV

QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, first of all, welcome to Türkiye. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. QUESTION: Thank you very much for joining us. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. It’s wonderful to be back here. QUESTION: Well, I would like to start with the …

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Published on February 20, 2023 - 14:22 GMT

Mongolian Lunar New Year

To all those observing Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year, I wish you good health, peace, and good fortune. The United States is proud to count Mongolia as a close friend, strategic partner, and “third neighbor,” and we look forward to deepening …

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Published on February 19, 2023 - 20:38 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet the Press

QUESTION: And joining me now from Munich is the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks, Chuck. QUESTION: Well, look, let me start with the news of the moment, at least for you. I …

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Published on February 19, 2023 - 19:29 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation

QUESTION: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Germany attending the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Secretary, I know you just met with your Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who has publicly said the U.S. response to the spy balloon …

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Published on February 19, 2023 - 18:08 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to USAID Urban Search and Rescue Team

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, listen, I really wanted to just come by to say thank you, thank you, thank you for your extraordinary efforts and everything you do to answer the call, almost on a moment’s notice. I think I recognize some of you, because there’s …

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Published on February 19, 2023 - 15:55 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Martha Raddatz of ABC This Week

QUESTION: Secretary Blinken and I discussed all these issues yesterday during his trip to Munich. I began by asking him about that high-stakes meeting with China’s top diplomat. SECRETARY BLINKEN: We had a very direct, very clear conversation about the …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 23:11 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba At the ...

MODERATOR: Good afternoon everyone. Please join me in welcoming three foreign ministers to talk about visions for Ukraine, the most important vision of which is peace. Annalena Baerbock – (applause) – Antony Blinken – (applause) – and of course, Mr. …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 20:40 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba Before Their Meeting

SECRETARY BLINKEN: (In progress.) Dmytro and I have basically been spending the day together in one way or another. We just came from the panel discussion. But what I can report is that from the meetings that we’ve had here over the last 24 hours with …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 20:39 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa And Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin ...

SECRETARY BLINKEN: I think, as you know, the DPRK once again launched a ballistic missile – this one apparently falling in the exclusive economic zone of Japan. That’s happened before in recent months, but this is yet again a provocative act by North …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 15:24 GMT

The Gambia National Day

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the people of The Gambia on the 58th anniversary of your independence. On this occasion, we reaffirm our enduring partnership and friendship with the people and …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 15:24 GMT

Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia’s forces have committed execution-style killings …

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Published on February 18, 2023 - 15:24 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Before Their ...

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan for being here today. We believe that Armenia and Azerbaijan have a genuinely historic opportunity to secure an enduring peace after more than …

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Published on February 17, 2023 - 22:30 GMT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Moldovan President Maia Sandu After Their Meeting

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It’s a great pleasure and, I would say, actually an honor to be with President Sandu, someone whose leadership in an incredibly challenging time we greatly admire. And we stand strongly with Moldova in …

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Published on February 17, 2023 - 05:15 GMT

Kosovo National Day

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Kosovo as you celebrate your fifteenth anniversary as a sovereign, independent state. This year the United States and Kosovo reaffirmed our strong partnership and shared commitment to …

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Published on February 17, 2023 - 01:00 GMT

Actions to Impose Visa Restrictions on Haitians Involved in Street Gangs and Other Haitian Criminal Organizations

Today, the United States announces additional steps taken to support the people of Haiti by continuing to promote accountability for individuals who foment violence, corruption, and instability. The United States remains deeply concerned by the ongoing …

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Published on February 17, 2023 - 01:00 GMT

Nicaragua’s Move to Strip Citizenship from 94 Political Opponents

The United States condemns the Government of Nicaragua decision to strip nationality from 94 of its citizens and its citizenship revocation from the 222 political prisoners released last week. These acts are inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of …

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