Pompeo Cuts His Asia Trip Short, Planning Only Tokyo Meetings - State Department
Muhammad Irfan Published October 04, 2020 | 07:00 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 04th October, 2020) The planned Asia tour of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been limited to Japan only, the US State Department informed in a statement.
"Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Tokyo, Japan on October 4 to 6. Planned meetings with the Quad Foreign Ministers in Tokyo will focus on pressing issues of the Indo-Pacific region.
Secretary Pompeo expects to be traveling to Asia again in October and will work to reschedule visits on that trip, that is now just a few weeks off," the Saturday statement says.
Initially, Pompeo planned to visit Japan, Mongolia and South Korea between October 4 and October 8.
On Friday, Pompeo told reporters he was planning to proceed with the planned trip to Asia despite the news that US President Donald Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. Pompeo said he and his wife Susan had tested negative for COVID-19.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
PM makes two more appointments in his team
Terrorists of Shangla suicide attack will be brought to justice: Interior Minist ..
Applications Open for 6th Cycle of Start-up Incubation under the National Expans ..
Join vivo's "Light it Up" Social Media Contest in Ramadan to Win vivo V30 5G
Pakistan v New Zealand T20I series: Tickets to go on sale from today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 March 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 March 2024
Journalists call for global action to end Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
CM for generating opportunities to bring direct int'l investment
Pakistan retains position in FTSE secondary emerging market
High Commissioner of Malaysia hosts Iftar dinner reception
NEPRA announces 2nd quarterly adjustment in power bills with Rs 1.68 cut per uni ..
More Stories From World
-
Israeli strikes kill 42 in Syria's Aleppo province
6 seconds ago -
Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK
20 minutes ago -
Russia hits Ukraine energy sector in overnight attack
20 minutes ago -
A-bomb saga 'Oppenheimer' finally opens in Japan
30 minutes ago -
Titian's masterpiece "Flora" breathes vibrancy into Sino-Italian art exchange
40 minutes ago -
Beijing International Film Festival to open mid-April
40 minutes ago
-
China's overnight Shibor interbank rate decreases Friday
50 minutes ago -
Tokyo stocks end higher tracking Wall Street gains
60 minutes ago -
Boao forum urges global cooperation in energy transition
60 minutes ago -
China to export homegrown tunnel-boring machine to Italy
60 minutes ago -
Over 9 pct of Mongolia's livestock die in cold winter
1 hour ago -
ChiNext Index closes higher Friday
1 hour ago