State Secretary Antony Blinken
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The State Department said in a reading that Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau discussed “the close partnership between the United States and Canada on a wide range of issues”.
Blinken “said he hopes to work closely with Canadian Foreign Minister Garneau to revitalize our economies and strengthen the broader US partnership and to address common challenges, including COVID-19 and climate change, among many others,” according to reading.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Blinken also spoke with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, during which the two diplomats “affirmed the lasting strength and importance of the US-ROK Alliance, the pivot of peace, security and prosperity for an Indo-Pacific region. free and open and around the world ”, said the reading, using the acronym for Republic of Korea.
“Secretary Blinken stressed the importance of continued US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation, highlighted North Korea’s continuing need for denuclearization and emphasized President Biden’s commitment to strengthening US alliances.”
The State Department also said that Blinken and Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi “stated that the US-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security and prosperity for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and across the globe. globe “and that Blinken and the Mexican Foreigner Secretary Marcelo Ebrard” emphasized our common interest in security and economic integration, as well as our focus on an orderly and humane approach to migration “.
Biden has said repeatedly that he will give priority to strengthening relations with foreign nations that were damaged during the Trump administration.
Each of the four diplomats Blinken spoke with on Tuesday represented countries that clashed with the former President Trump
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The Secretary of State was the fourth Cabinet official to be confirmed in the Biden administration, following the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
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