Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday after his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that their talks were "positive and constructive."

Rubio called it a "very constructive and positive" meeting. He hinted at a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

(Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday that he met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Southeast Asian block ASEAN's summit in Malaysia. They discussed bilateral issues and areas where there is disagreement which including the ongoing detention of jailed Hong Kong activist and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai,

President Trump previously said diplomatic talks could resume as early as this week, but Iran's foreign minister said he didn't think they would "restart as quickly as that."

To develop a more coordinated regional response to economic headwinds and rising trade tensions, ASEAN foreign and economic ministers are set to hold a joint meeting in October ahead of a leaders' summit.

The foreign ministry on Saturday said it “welcomes” the latest six-monthly reports penned by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus and the UN’s good offices on the island.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who also served as Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's special representative to the Middle East and to Africa, was relieved of his duties on Wednesday at his own request,

Nigeria cannot accept Venezuelans because "we already have over 230 million people," says the foreign minister.