The Department notes continued commentary on the Provisional Understanding on Rotation and Resupply (RORE) to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, despite clarifications already on record.
On August 10, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the White House Peace Summit, a meeting was held in Washington between Vahan Kostanyan, Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Allison Hooker, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
As part of his visit to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to Azerbaijan Television on August 11.
Today, U.S. SenatorJim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, partnered with Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected representative of the Tibetan people, and ensure that American support for Tibet endures beyond the lifetime of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned recent armed group attacks in Warrap state which reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead and 50 others injured.
Cholera is rapidly spreading across West and Central Africa, with outbreaks now affecting six countries and placing millions of children at increasing risk. Seasonal rains, flooding, population displacement and cross-border transmission are accelerating the spread of this preventable disease, threatening the lives of children and the communities they call home.
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