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The UN and ASEAN special envoys to Myanmar, and the Southeast Asian bloc’s chair have all pledged to work together on the emergency de-escalation of violence in the crisis-stricken nation and for the provision of humanitarian aid to its people.

China will continue to be a "reliable member" of the international system, committed to promoting peaceful development, while contributing its wisdom and solutions to global issues, Chinese ambassador to the US said as he called for "vision and actions" to prevent the two countries from confrontations.

Zalmay Khalilzad, who negotiated the U.S. withdrawal agreement with the Taliban under Donald Trump, has resigned as special envoy to Afghanistan, effective Tuesday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai on Friday exchanged perspectives and views on the situation in Myanmar with the UN secretary-generals special envoy.

The US State Department announced Friday that the special US envoy for North Korea will meet again with North Korean officials before a second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un -- hours after he returned to Seoul from talks on the summit's agenda.

US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated State Department spokeswoman and former Fox News anchor Heather Nauert as his next ambassador to the United Nations -- a swift elevation for a supporter who had no diplomatic experience until last year.

Re: “Russian Ambassador rebuts accusations in UK ex-spy poisoning case”, Have Your Say, March 18.

Bangkok - Thailand has drastically reduced trade with North Korea amid mounting international pressure to isolate the pariah state, the government said Thursday, as a senior US envoy arrived for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

THE UNITED STATES special envoy for North Korea policy will visit Japan and Thailand this week to discuss denuclearisation after Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test late last month.

Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar's ambassador here to express concerns over a military operation that has forced thousands of Rohingyas to flee their villages and asked it to take urgent measures to ensure that the Muslim minorities are not forced to seek shelter across the border.