Mali: Accord on Peace and Reconciliation
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes the formal commitments taken yesterday in Algiers and today in Bamako to advance lasting peace and reconciliation in Mali. We urge all Malian parties to sign the Accord to underscore their concrete commitment to peace and to continue to engage constructively to implement the Accord.
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken Travels to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Burma
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Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam on May 16. While in Hanoi, Deputy Secretary Blinken will meet with senior Vietnamese government officials and representatives of civil society organizations. He will then travel on to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 19, where he will engage with youth at an American Center Innovation Lab video design competition, discuss education partnerships, and interact with private sector representatives.
Second Meeting of the Counter-ISIL Finance Group Issues Communique to Combat Kidnapping for Ransom
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Washington, DC - The Counter-ISIL Finance Group (CIFG), which met on May 7 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, announced today the issuance of a Communiqué rejecting the payment or facilitation of ransoms to ISIL in line with relevant U.N. Security Council Resolutions. Representatives from 25 countries and several multilateral organizations met to continue their work to combat ISIL’s sources of financing, including the dangerous and ongoing problem of kidnapping for ransom.
United States calls for Calm and Restraint in Burundi
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Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned by today’s developments in Burundi. We call on all parties to immediately end the violence, to exercise restraint, and above all to prioritize peace in Burundi. We support East African Community leaders’ call today for peaceful, democratic elections in line with Burundi’s electoral laws and the spirit of the Arusha Agreement.
Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Ukraine
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Washington, DC - After accompanying Secretary of State John Kerry to Sochi, Russia, and to Antalya, Turkey, for the NATO meetings, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland is visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14-16,
NATO Ministerial
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Antalya, Turkey - Secretary of State John Kerry: "Thank you. Just very quickly. Let me just say quickly that I’m very appreciative to my colleagues for their courtesy in recognizing that because I have to be back in Washington for the GCC meeting tonight we would speed up some of the topics that we needed to discuss.
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