The rare firing of the United States’ top diplomat capped months of friction between the Republican president and the 65-year-old former Exxon Mobil Corp chief executive.
The resignation represents the biggest shakeup of the Trump Cabinet so far and had been expected since last October when reports surfaced about a falling out between Trump and Tillerson.
Tillerson said several steps would be necessary to agree on the location and scope of the talks, adding later that a “neutral” site would be needed.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is using his first diplomatic trip to the continent to bolster security alliances on a continent increasingly turning to Beijing for aid and trade.
Tillerson, a former Exxon chief executive, is seeking to bolster security alliances on a continent increasingly turning to Beijing for aid and trade.
He was due to visit the African Union where many officials are still smarting from US President Donald Trump’s reported dismissal of member states as “shithole” countries in January.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement the US government made the formal determination about the use of VX on 22 February.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will reportedly travel to Africa next week on his first visit as the top US diplomat.
Ahead of the meeting, Turkey had called for the United States to expel the YPG from the anti-Islamic State SDF forces it is backing in Syria.
More than a year into his presidency, Donald Trump has yet to visit London and many British voters have promised to protest against a man they see as crude.
An interview with prosecutors would allow Bannon to have an attorney present during his appearance, as lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms.
Tillerson’s remarks were a retreat from his position earlier this week when he offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without preconditions.
Russia also welcomed Tillerson’s statement, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying.
The relief in European capitals lasted barely a day as reports surfaced of a White House plan to oust the US secretary of state, plunging America’s friends back into confusion over President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
On Sunday morning, Trump wrote on Twitter that he never asked former FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating Michael Flynn.
US authorities have repeatedly targeted companies and individuals from the Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, for alleged business ties to North Korea.
More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a counter-insurgency clearance operation in Rakhine State.
Supported by Russian air power and Iran-backed militias, Assad appears militarily unassailable and last month Assad ally Hezbollah declared victory in the Syrian war.
