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IOMED Inauguration Ceremony - Hong Kong

Hua Chunying, vice minister of Foreign Affairs of China, addresses the inauguration ceremony of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 20, 2025. The inauguration ceremony of the IOMed, headquartered in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was held here on Monday. The event marked a milestone in international conflict resolution as the IOMed is the world's first intergovernmental international legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo hold a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea meeting in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo pose before their talks in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025.

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President Zelensky meets US Vice President JD Vance - Rome

President Volodymyr Zelensky meets US Vice President JD Vance and US Foreign Minister Marco RUBIO on May 18, 2025 in Rome. Working Visit of the President and the First Lady to Italy and the Vatican Photo byThe Presidential Office of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-"2+2" TALKS-CHINA

(240620) -- SEOUL, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong (2nd L) and Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission Zhang Baoqun (1st L), and South Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun (2nd R) and Director General of International Policy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Lee Seung-buhm, pose for a group photo prior to the first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security "2+2" talks between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul, South Korea, June 18, 2024. The talks were held here on Tuesday. Both sides briefed each other of their respective foreign and security policies and had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-ROK relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-"2+2" TALKS-CHINA

(240620) -- SEOUL, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong (2nd L) and Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission Zhang Baoqun (1st L), and South Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun (2nd R) and Director General of International Policy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Lee Seung-buhm, pose for a group photo prior to the first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security "2+2" talks between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul, South Korea, June 18, 2024. The talks were held here on Tuesday. Both sides briefed each other of their respective foreign and security policies and had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-ROK relations and international and regional issues of common concern. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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S. Korea-China diplomatic, security talks

South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun (R) and his Chinese counterpart Sun Weidong shake hands during the first round of diplomatic and security dialogue in Seoul on June 18, 2024.

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The Fourth Vice President and Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera; the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who is chairing the meeting; the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and European Union, José Manuel Albares, and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, during the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, at the Royal Collections Museum, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be t

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; the First Vice-President and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 20

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The First Vice-President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 200

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing on environmental crimes of Russia in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, Vice-President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, former European Commissioner for the Environment and former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, co-chair of the International Working Group Andriy Yermak and President of Ireland in 1990-1997 Mary Robinson (L to R) attend the briefing on the first session of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes and the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant at the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Chinese, Gabonese presidents hold talks, decide to upgrade bilateral partnership

STORY: Chinese, Gabonese presidents hold talks, decide to upgrade bilateral partnership DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MINGDA, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Gabon and Africa 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG LI, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MINGDA, Xinhua correspondent "Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Beijing. Ali Bongo is in China for a state visit. Ali Bongo is the first African head of state received by Xi since his reelection as Chinese President." The two heads of state decided to upgrade the comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two countries to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership." President Xi said that in a world undergoing profound changes, China and Gabon have supported each other in advancing their shared interests and upholding international fairness and justice. He said the str

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea diplomatic talks

(From L) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Dong attend a joint press conference in Washington on Feb. 13, 2023, following their talks.

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Japan, Russia diplomats hold talks to prepare for Abe-Putin summit

MOSCOW, Russia, Oct. 13 Kyodo - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov shake hands in Moscow on Oct. 13, 2016. The two diplomats held talks to prepare for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin in December, at which a decades-old territorial row is set to be high on the agenda.

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Japanese, S. Korean vice foreign ministers meet for talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean civil group block a car carrying Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki, who met with Cho Tae Yong, South Korea's first vice foreign minister, on Dec. 29, 2014, in Seoul. The group was protesting over a memorandum of understanding signed by Japan, South Korea and the United States on sharing and safeguarding sensitive defense information.

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Japanese, S. Korean vice foreign ministers meet for talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (L) and Cho Tae Yong, South Korea's first vice foreign minister, meet at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2014, at a time when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun Hye have still not held a one-on-one summit since taking office in 2012 and 2013, respectively, due to strained bilateral ties.

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Japan, S. Korea officials meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Cho Tae Yong, South Korea's first vice foreign minister, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea officials meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) and Cho Tae Yong (far R), South Korea's first vice foreign minister, hold a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea officials meet for "strategic" talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (far R) and Cho Tae Yong (far L), South Korea's first vice foreign minister, hold talks in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014, with hopes high that their "strategic dialogue" will pave the way for a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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Japan vice foreign minister in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki arrives in Gimpo International Airport in Seoul on March 12, 2014. Saiki is making a two-day visit for talks with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yong and other South Korean officials on bilateral issues and North Korea, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Territorial disputes

SEOUL, South Korea - Koro Bessho (L), the Japanese ambassador to South Korea, is summoned to the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul and receives a rebuke from South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun over Japan's renewed claim to disputed isles in new school teaching manuals on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Territorial disputes

SEOUL, South Korea - Koro Bessho (facing), the Japanese ambassador to South Korea, is summoned to the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul and receives a rebuke from South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun (R) over Japan's renewed claim to disputed isles in new school teaching manuals on Jan. 28, 2014.

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U.S. deputy secretary of state

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns answers reporters' questions after talks with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2014.

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U.S. deputy secretary of state in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun hold talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2014.

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U.S. deputy secretary of state in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks to reporters after holding talks with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2014.

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U.S. deputy secretary of state in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun (L) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns shake hands prior to holding talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2014.

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Japan-S. Korea meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Japan-S. Korea meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun meet in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Chinese, S. Korean vice foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun shake hands prior to holding talks in Seoul on Nov. 7, 2013.

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Ex-top diplomat Yachi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi. The government is considering appointing Yachi as the first chief of the secretariat of the planned Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council, a government source said Nov. 2, 2013.

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends an international conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. At left is Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan exchange words during the opening ceremony of a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, prepares to take his seat at a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks, is pictured far right.