Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov visited Japan on June 10, making him the first Azerbaijani foreign minister to do so in 17 years.

Azerbaijan will introduce a unilateral visa-free regime for Japanese citizens for a period of one year, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has announced during a visit to Tokyo.

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan completed a rare two-day official visit to Pyongyang, where he urged North Korean leadership to maintain open communication channels despite rising global uncertainty.

China’s foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, which International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu describes as a positive indicator for bilateral relations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Canada from 28 to 30 May has become one of the most telling diplomatic signals of the week. Formally, it is a working visit at the invitation of the Canadian side and includes talks with Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Behind the dry diplomatic language, however, lies a much larger story: Beijing and Ottawa are cautiously trying to move beyond nearly a decade of political chill, mutual distrust, and trade disputes.

Russia's U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday that the United States did not grant ​a visa for Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander ‌Alimov to attend a U.N. Security Council meeting and called it a breach of U.S. obligations under the U.N. Headquarters Agreement.

According to diplomatic sources, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting on Sunday with Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in China on Saturday (May 23), Chinese state media said, kicking off a four-day trip overshadowed by the Iran war.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held his first in-person meeting with Hungary’s new foreign minister, Anita Orban, on May 22 as the two countries seek to reset ties.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has rejected any suggestion of surrender, saying the Islamic Republic is united and ready to confront any military aggression.