{"id":91633,"date":"2018-05-06T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=80863950ed7b7e87b22df65843239202"},"modified":"2018-05-06T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T08:52:00","slug":"news-story-foreign-secretary-to-visit-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=91633","title":{"rendered":"News story: Foreign Secretary to visit Washington, May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will travel to Washington DC today (Sunday, 6 May) for 2 days of talks with the US Administration on Iran, North Korea, Syria, and other major international issues.<\/p>\n

While in Washington, the Foreign Secretary will meet Vice President Mike Pence and other senior Administration figures, including National Security Advisor John Bolton. He will also have the opportunity to discuss key issues with Congressional foreign policy leaders.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of his visit, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:<\/p>\n

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On so many of the world\u2019s foreign policy challenges the UK and US are in lockstep. We\u2019ve seen this recently with the response to the poisonings in Salisbury, our strong response to Asad\u2019s use of chemical weapons in Syria, and the effort to de-nuclearise North Korea.<\/p>\n

The UK, US, and European partners are also united in our effort to tackle the kind of Iranian behaviour that makes the Middle East region less secure \u2013 its cyber activities, its support for groups like Hezbollah, and its dangerous missile programme, which is arming Houthi militias in Yemen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Find out more about theUK-USA special relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Further information<\/h2>\n