while king charles doesn t make policy, these trips are important obviously diplomatically. the u.k. and qatar have built robust defense ties in the past. the royal navy airport will be providing security for the upcoming world cup this year. how important has the royal family been in building that? i want to get to the bottom of that because, you know, it s they they rein, they don t rule. they don t govern here. this is more of a symbolic relationship, isn t it? it is a symbolic relationship, but one that offers a lot of strength to the nation. i mean, to have this symbol of unity. for us it s also important to have people we can engage with on a longer term basis. while we have these commercial ties, military ties, economic ties with the u.k., it is
A military delegation from the UAE received its US counterpart to discuss defense affairs on Friday, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.The two sides
for years, and they could launch an aircraft carrier any day now. the photos show it under construction at a shipyard in shanghai, chinese state run media says it s close to completion. sandra. sandra: jennifer, thank you very much. bring in rebecca grant. john: put the maps up so people can see where this is. southeast asia on the map, vietnam, cambodia in the middle, thailand to the west of it, on the ream naval base. your concerns about china expanding the reach into this part of the ocean. this is an expansion and what it will do for china s navy is allow them to kind of stick it to vietnam and india, we have had closer defense ties with them, and also gives china s navy the ability to operate in that area. dredge out the harbor to take ships up to 5,000 tons
India-US ties are under tremendous strain at the moment, with the Joe Biden administration not happy with the South Asian nation s stance on the Russia-Ukraine. 16.04.2022, Sputnik International