Rubio and Lammy reaffirm US-UK partnership on Indo-Pacific security, China challenges
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FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio arrive to speak to employees upon arrival at the State Department in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2025.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his British counterpart, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, on Monday to discuss a range of pressing global issues and joint initiatives aimed at promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable.
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