With the bulk of Asia–Europe trade flowing via maritime routes to Turkiye’s south and railways to its north, the country’s bridge status has diminished substantially.
@CagdasUngor on Turkiye’s geopolitical significance. https://t.co/Cv6SDYlOwL
Very productive conversation with Canadian Foreign Minister @MarcGarneau about our efforts to reach a diplomatic solution in Afghanistan. I am grateful for Canada’s shared commitment to bring vulnerable Afghans to safety.
It’s wonderful to be here in Iceland with Foreign Minister @GudlaugurThor. The U.S. and Iceland have been allies for more than seven decades. Our shared perspectives on regional security & human rights, including gender equality, underpin the great friendship between our peoples.
We are disheartened by the racial injustices in our country & hope justice is swiftly served for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery & victims of senseless violence. To our Black students/employees—we see you, we hear you, we support you. Your voices matter.
I know the past few months have been hard and dispiriting. But watching the heightened activism of young people makes me hopeful. And if we can keep channeling our justifiable anger into peaceful, sustained, and effective action, this can be the moment when real change starts.