US 'very confident' it can build maritime initiative in Gulf: Pompeo

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Reuters
04 August, 2019, 11:50 am
Last modified: 04 August, 2019, 11:51 am

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that he was “very confident” the United States would be able to build a maritime coalition in the Gulf, despite a lukewarm response from European and Asian allies.

Pompeo and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper were speaking alongside their Australian counterparts in Sydney.

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