BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The United States is pushing China to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks, seeing a "limited...
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WASHINGTON — The US State Department said Friday that the Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on US offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia that Washington imposed three years ago in an effort to pressure Saudi Arabia to end its war in Yemen. The State Department has lifted its suspension on certain air-to-ground munitions transfers to Saudi Arabia, a senior department official confirmed. The official said, “We will assess new transfers on a case-by-case basis, consistent with the Conventional Arms Transfers Policy.” Reuters was the first media outlet to report the decision earlier, citing five sources. A congressional aide said the administration briefed Congress this week on the decision to lift the ban. The sale could resume, at least next week, a source said. The U.S. government issued a notice of the sale Friday afternoon, according to a person briefed on the matter. “The Saudis have lived up to their promises in the deal, and we stand ready to live up to our promises,” a senior Biden administration official said. Under U.S. law, any major international arms deal must be reviewed by members of Congress before it can be approved. In recent years, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers …
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