Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly turned down an offer by his American counterpart Joe Biden for a face-to-face summit.

A virtual summit attended by representatives of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan is reportedly scheduled to be held in the “next few days."

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein is in Tehran to hold talks on bilateral talks as well as regional issues with high-ranking Iranian officials.

The Iraqi premier says a regional summit will be held in the Arab country in late August.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers will address an online gathering of the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MKO) terrorist organization.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged political parties worldwide to oppose any country that engages in "technology blockades".

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II have held a tripartite summit with Iraqi officials in Baghdad to mend decades-long frosty ties.

Lavrov has commented on the assessments of the recent summit between Putin and Biden, saying there will be no one-sided game and that simultaneous steps are the only way possible to resolve tensions between the two countries.

US President Joe Biden concludes an official visit to Brussels which was in no short supply of negative posturing towards Russia and China.

Foreign Minister Lavrov says Moscow has “no exaggerated expectations, no illusions” regarding the summit.