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Added on the 13/12/2017 20:40:54 - Copyright : France 24 EN
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't be making a final lap around Europe after all. His European was scrapped on Tuesday after Luxembourg's foreign minister and European Union officials refused to meet with him. According to Business Insider, a series of diplomats snubbed Pompeo. One diplomatic source says that America's European allies were 'embarrassed' by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week. A day after the siege, Asselborn publicly called President Donald Trump a 'criminal' and a 'political pyromaniac who should be sent to criminal court.'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to the State Department. IMAGES
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said he was hopeful that any possiblility of war between Iran and the US or its allies could still be avoided. He accused Iran of multiple provocations in the region and warned that Tehran’s aggressive behaviour could not continue without ramifications.
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba deliver remarks after a NATO foreign ministers meeting. IMAGES
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, said talks with Iran would continue and that an additional round of negotiations between the regional rivals was expected soon.