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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) April 25, 2018
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with John Bolton, the new national security advisor to President Donald Trump, at the Pentagon on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. The breakfast meeting came amid US media reports that Mattis risks being isolated by Trump's more bellicose coterie of advisors, including Bolton, an Iraq War-era hawk who has advocated for military action in both Iran and North Korea. Bolton "was here this morning," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said. The two men decided to have "regular" meetings, she added, noting that CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Trump's pick to run the State Department, could join them. When Mattis first met Bolton at the Pentagon last month, the defense secretary jokingly said: "I've heard that you're absolutely the devil incarnate and I wanted to meet you." Mattis, a retired four-star Marine general, is one of a dwindling pool of original Trump picks not to have drawn negative attention from his mercurial boss. According to multiple reports, after a suspected chemical attack in Syria this month, he successfully pushed Trump to only taking limited action in response, while Bolton wanted a larger operation. Mattis used to meet regularly with Rex Tillerson, who was fired last month from his position as secretary of state. Pompeo is seen as being more hawkish than Mattis, further raising the possibility of the Pentagon chief's influence waning.
Chinese, Indian leaders to meet this week Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2018 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet in central China this week, Beijing announced Sunday, as the Asian powers work to improve strained ties. The two leaders will hold an "informal summit" in the city of Wuhan on Friday and Saturday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj. "The summit will go a long way towards deeping the mutual trust between the two great neighbours," Wang said. Xi and Modi "will set a g ... read more
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