Japan hosts Mideast peace meeting to raise profile
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Japan on Wednesday kicked off four-way talks aimed at working toward peace in the Middle East, part of efforts to raise its political profile in the volatile region and ensure a stable energy supply.
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The president also called for an autumn meeting of Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbors to help restart peace talks.
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Top diplomats from Japan and China are   set to meet in Tokyo at the weekend amid speculation that   Shinzo Abe may hold a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao   after he becomes Japan's next prime minister.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes his first appearance as Mideast envoy Thursday, with international diplomats gathering to discuss ways to breath life into long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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The Quartet of Middle East mediators met for the first time with Tony Blair as special envoy on Thursday at a meeting Washington hopes will breathe some life into the stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Washington wants to bring Israeli, Palestinian, and other Arab leaders together for a mid-November peace summit.
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A summit between the two nations' leaders is a sign of how Japan's new prime minister is looking beyond the U.S. and embracing its Asian partners
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Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe,   pledged on Tuesday to boost the country's role in global   affairs and revive respect for traditional values at home.
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Japan has said it will hold its first joint history study with China next week and called for both sides to be open-minded so they can improve ties strained over the past.
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Israel's foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time Â just maybe Â momentum for peace is real and sustainable.
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The Quartet of Middle East mediators gathers for the first time with Tony Blair as special envoy on Thursday at a meeting expected to focus on a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.
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Japan and North Korea are scheduled to hold talks this week on Japanese citizens kidnaped by Pyongyang decades ago who remain missing.
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Japan is trying to agree on dates for fence-mending summits between its new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the leaders of China and South Korea, a senior Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
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This week&#39;s talks between Japan and North Korea show that efforts to hold another round of six-party negotiations on the North&#39;s nuclear program are gathering pace, South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.