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James Mattis, president-elect Donald Trumps pick for defence secretary, has said the US should continue to pursue a long-term strategic relationship with India, which will play a key role in security in the Asia-Pacific region with its Act East policy. HT Image AP The retired Marine Corps general said the India-US relationship is of the utmost importance . He said if he was confirmed by the Senate, he w stanley cup ould assess particular areas in the security relationship with India to focus on and steps that can be taken to bolster the overall defence relationship . Mattis, 66, made the remarks in response stanley cup s to advance questions at a hearing of the US Senate committee on armed services on Thursday. In my view, and particularly on security and defence issues, the US-India relationship has been strengthened in recent years. Cooperation on defence trade and technology has grown to the benefit of both countries under the Defense Technology and Tr stanley cup ade Initiative, he said. I also believe that Indias Act East policy allows it to play a greater role in contributing to security in the Asia-Pacific region. He also noted that the US had cemented Indias status as a Major Defense Partner. While responding to questions about US-Pakistan relations, Mattis said he believed Islamabad needs to do more to counter the Taliban and the Haqqani Network in order for the security situation in Afghanistan to improve. Though Pakistan had learned some hard lessons from its dealings with the A Urkz Jemima receives threats in cyberspace
China, which voted for new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, said on Thursday that the punishment d stanley cup oes not mean the door to a diplomatic solution is closed and called for renewed efforts at negotiations. HT Image China is a key ally of Iran and could have vetoed the resolution that targets Iran s powerful Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclear-related investments. It had been a vocal opponent of a fourth round stanley cup of sanctions and its support came about only in recent months after intense lobbying by the United States and its allies. China always holds that the correct way to address the Iranian nuclear issue is through dialogue, negotiation and other diplomatic means to seek a solution that satisfies the concerns of all parties, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement. The fact that the UN Security Council passed the resolution do stanley cup es not mean the door to diplomatic efforts is closed, he said. In New York, China s UN Ambassador Li Baodong said after Wednesday s vote that the sanctions were aimed at curbing nonproliferation and would not affect the normal life of the Iranian people nor deter normal trade activity. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was set to arrive in China later Thursday to tour the World Expo in Shanghai, but he was not expected to hold talks with senior Chinese leaders. China depends on oil- and gas-rich Iran for 11 percent of its energy needs and last year became Tehran s biggest trading partn
James Mattis, president-elect Donald Trumps pick for defence secretary, has said the US should continue to pursue a long-term strategic relationship with India, which will play a key role in security in the Asia-Pacific region with its Act East policy. HT Image AP The retired Marine Corps general said the India-US relationship is of the utmost importance . He said if he was confirmed by the Senate, he w stanley cup ould assess particular areas in the security relationship with India to focus on and steps that can be taken to bolster the overall defence relationship . Mattis, 66, made the remarks in response stanley cup s to advance questions at a hearing of the US Senate committee on armed services on Thursday. In my view, and particularly on security and defence issues, the US-India relationship has been strengthened in recent years. Cooperation on defence trade and technology has grown to the benefit of both countries under the Defense Technology and Tr stanley cup ade Initiative, he said. I also believe that Indias Act East policy allows it to play a greater role in contributing to security in the Asia-Pacific region. He also noted that the US had cemented Indias status as a Major Defense Partner. While responding to questions about US-Pakistan relations, Mattis said he believed Islamabad needs to do more to counter the Taliban and the Haqqani Network in order for the security situation in Afghanistan to improve. Though Pakistan had learned some hard lessons from its dealings with the A Urkz Jemima receives threats in cyberspace
China, which voted for new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, said on Thursday that the punishment d stanley cup oes not mean the door to a diplomatic solution is closed and called for renewed efforts at negotiations. HT Image China is a key ally of Iran and could have vetoed the resolution that targets Iran s powerful Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclear-related investments. It had been a vocal opponent of a fourth round stanley cup of sanctions and its support came about only in recent months after intense lobbying by the United States and its allies. China always holds that the correct way to address the Iranian nuclear issue is through dialogue, negotiation and other diplomatic means to seek a solution that satisfies the concerns of all parties, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement. The fact that the UN Security Council passed the resolution do stanley cup es not mean the door to diplomatic efforts is closed, he said. In New York, China s UN Ambassador Li Baodong said after Wednesday s vote that the sanctions were aimed at curbing nonproliferation and would not affect the normal life of the Iranian people nor deter normal trade activity. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was set to arrive in China later Thursday to tour the World Expo in Shanghai, but he was not expected to hold talks with senior Chinese leaders. China depends on oil- and gas-rich Iran for 11 percent of its energy needs and last year became Tehran s biggest trading partn