SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, listen, I really wanted to just come by to say thank you, thank you, thank you for your extraordinary efforts and everything you do to answer the call, almost on a moment’s notice.  I think I recognize some of you, because there’s an amazing photograph of, I think, many of you on a C-17 on your way here.  And the fact is you deployed almost immediately – we had almost 200 […]

QUESTION:  We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Germany attending the Munich Security Conference.  Mr. Secretary, I know you just met with your Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who has publicly said the U.S. response to the spy balloon was absurd, hysterical, and an effort to divert attention away from domestic problems.  Was he that dismissive […]

QUESTION:  And joining me now from Munich is the Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press.   SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thanks, Chuck.   QUESTION:  Well, look, let me start with the news of the moment, at least for you.  I know you just got out of a meeting that in diplomatic terms is called “on the margins” with your counterpart, Wang Yi […]

QUESTION:  Secretary Blinken and I discussed all these issues yesterday during his trip to Munich.  I began by asking him about that high-stakes meeting with China’s top diplomat. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  We had a very direct, very clear conversation about the Chinese surveillance balloon being sent over our territory in violation of our sovereignty, in violation of international law. I told Wang […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and PRC State Councilor and Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi met on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2023. The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met jointly with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today in Munich to advance the bilateral peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  He took note of the significant progress the two sides have made over the last several months towards […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today in Munich, Germany, on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.  The Secretary underscored enduring U.S. support for Ukraine as the one-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion draws near.  The two discussed ongoing […]

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reiterate our support for a negotiated two-state solution and opposition to policies that endanger its viability. The Secretary underscored the urgent need for Israelis and Palestinians to take steps that restore calm and our strong opposition to unilateral measures that would further escalate tensions. The Secretary and Prime Minister also discussed broader regional challenges, […]

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SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good afternoon, everyone.  I want to thank President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan for being here today.  We believe that Armenia and Azerbaijan have a genuinely historic opportunity to secure an enduring peace after more than 30 years of conflict.  The parties themselves have renewed their focus on a peace process, including through direct conversation […]