News from April 2023
U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in East Asia and the Pacific: Clearing Legacy Contamination, Promoting Environmental Resilience
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: Thousands of communities across East Asia and the Pacific face lingering dangers from landmines and explosive remnants of war dating back to World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Indochina Wars. Strong economic development and population expansion into previously uninhabited areas in the decades since...
U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in East Asia and the Pacific: Clearing Legacy Contamination, Promoting Environmental Resilience
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: Thousands of communities across East Asia and the Pacific face lingering dangers from landmines and explosive remnants of war dating back to World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Indochina Wars. Strong economic development and population expansion into previously uninhabited areas in the decades since...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Deposit of Türkiye’s Instruments of Ratification of Finland’s NATO Accession
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s, as always, a pleasure to see my friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Türkiye. But this is not just any day; this is a historic day because we are soon going to celebrate Finland’s membership in our NATO Alliance, and that is truly a historic occasion. But we’ll also have an opportunity to catch up on a number of other issues.
Joint Statement on the U.S. – EU Energy Council
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union.
Risch Applauds Announcement of Locations for New U.S.-Philippine Defense Sites
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the announcement of locations for new U.S.-Philippine defense sites:
U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in South and Central Asia: Releasing Land, Preventing Accidents, Promoting Environmental Resilience
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: With support from the United States, South and Central Asian countries are securing weapons and ammunition stockpiles, clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance that threaten civilians, promoting peace and security, and strengthening ties in the region, all of which advances U.S. regional and global...
State Department publishes notice on April 4
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa: Clearing Improvised Explosive Devices and Explosive Hazards, Promoting Environmental Resiliency
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: In fiscal year 2022, U.S. investments in conventional weapons destruction programs in the Middle East and North Africa enhanced regional stability and improved human security. In Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, and Syria, improvised explosive devices, landmines, and explosive remnants of war emplaced by ISIS are...
To Walk the Earth in Safety 22nd Edition: U.S. Global Leadership in Landmine Clearance and Conventional Weapons Destruction
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: The United States remains the world’s single largest financial supporter of global conventional weapons destruction efforts, which promote international peace and security by reducing humanitarian hazards from landmines and explosive remnants of war in post-conflict communities. The United States also...
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Deposit of Türkiye’s Instruments of Ratification of Finland’s NATO Accession
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s, as always, a pleasure to see my friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Türkiye. But this is not just any day; this is a historic day because we are soon going to celebrate Finland’s membership in our NATO Alliance, and that is truly a historic occasion. But we’ll also have an opportunity to catch up on a number of other issues.
U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim to Meet Republic of Korea and Japanese Counterparts
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Seoul from April 6-7 to meet bilaterally and trilaterally with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro.
To Walk the Earth in Safety: New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: On April 4, 2023, the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs released the 22nd Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety, an illustrated report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program in fiscal year 2022.
The United States Designates Lebanese Individuals and Entities Profiting from Public Corruption
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: Today, the United States is designating Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme, also known as the ‘Rahme brothers,’ along with two Lebanon-based entities and one UAE-based entity they control. These individuals contributed to widespread electricity disruptions by importing and selling tainted fuel that damaged power plants across Lebanon.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY GENERAL STOLTENBERG: So Secretary Blinken, dear Tony, welcome.
U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in Europe: Minimizing Explosive Hazard Risks, Promoting Environmental Resilience
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
Release: The United States conventional weapons destruction program continues to support regional security, national capacity building, and economic development in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. The U.S. Government’s investment in physical security and stockpile management helps reduce the risk of illicit ...
Chairman McCaul on Finland Joining NATO
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on news Finland has been accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Remarks to the Press
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: HIGH REPRESENTATIVE BORRELL: Good morning. Good morning. I’m very happy to welcome you, Secretary Blinken, in Brussels. We just had a very good bilateral meeting marking our great transatlantic cooperation. Now we will co-chair the EU-U.S. Energy Council, and later we will see each other also at the NATO Ministerial.
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
75 press releases or notices published in March by U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
There were 75 press releases or notices published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in March.
Finland’s Accession to NATO
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: On this historic day as we mark the 74th anniversary of NATO, we also welcome Finland as NATO’s 31st Ally. Finland is stronger and safer within the Alliance, and the Alliance is stronger and safer with Finland as its Ally. Finland has a highly capable military and has been an active participant in NATO-led ...