International relations

Today I signed a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries.

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Moscow May 3-4 to meet with senior officials.

This agreement will make clear to the Taliban, to al Qaeda, and to other international terrorist groups that they cannot wait us out.

We do not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan.

As President, I've worked to strengthen the ties between our two nations since my first days in office.

If another nation cannot or will not take action, we will

Pyongyang is very clear that the United States, Japan, South Korea, other countries in the region are unified in insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms.

We want China to be strong, and we want it to be prosperous.

I think that it will see that over the long term it is in its interest as well to abide by these rules and norms.

The measures in this order are designed primarily to address the need to prevent entities located in whole or in part in Iran and Syria from facilitating or committing serious human rights abuses.

I'm willing to go anywhere in the world to open up new markets for American businesses.

This gives me an opportunity to return some of the extraordinary hospitality that I received when Michelle and our daughters and I had a chance to visit Brazil last year.

The United States is gravely concerned by the situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

Sweden has been a global leader on nonproliferation.

I want to say how much I appreciate the opportunity to meet once again with Prime Minister Gilani and his delegation.

There is steady progress working toward the shipment of Japan Materials Testing Reactor HEU fuel to the United States.

As such we will seek, wherever possible, to engage with the international community to further strengthen worldwide preparedness to contend with the threat of nuclear terrorism.

The importance of demonstrating the vitality of Ukrainian democracy cannot be overstated.