Baghdad and Kabul approved for WTO talks
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The World Trade Organisation gave approval on Monday for Iraq and Afghanistan to begin negotiations to join the 148-member body - but the US again blocked the opening of accession talks with Iran.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was in  Kabul on Sunday to meet President Hamid Karzai and some of the Italian troops based in Afghanistan, the Italian embassy said.
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The United States and Iraq have issued an appeal at the UN Security Council for more help in establishing a democratically elected government in Baghdad.
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Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said Wednesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backed India&#39;s bid for a UN Security Council slot yesterday while New Delhi championed Moscow&#39;s early entry into the WTO as the former Cold War friends sought to breath new life into trade and military ties.
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The Iraqi government will begin talks with U.S. officials later in February on a pact that would lay the basis for long-term strategic ties between Washington and Baghdad, an Iraqi official said on Monday.
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Poland and Iraq signed a military cooperation agreement Wednesday under which Poland will provide military equipment to Iraq and train Iraqi armed forces.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Thursday to increase its forces training soldiers in Baghdad, but six member countries refused to take part, prompting expressions
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VIENTIANE, Laos -- A day after reaching a deal with China in a bid to create the world&#39;s largest free trade zone, the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations have approved free trade talks with Japan.
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Officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan hold talks on managing the movement of Afghan refugees.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Iraqâs neighbours on Monday approved a final declaration prepared for the international conference under way in Egypt to support the Iraqi political process, Egyptâs foreign minister told reporters.
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Negotiators at the World Trade Organization completed weeklong farm talks Friday, part of discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005.
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The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
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The US, Iran, and Iraq agreed Tuesday to form a subcommittee on stability in Iraq.
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TONY JONES: Well, in Iraq, both Washington and the interim government are heralding an agreement that could end months of fighting in Baghdad&#39;s restive Shia suburb of Sadr City.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States agreed yesterday to join high-level talks with Iran and Syria on the future of Iraq, an abrupt shift in policy that opens the door to diplomatic dealings the White House had shunned in recent months despite mounting criticism.
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A new round of U.S.-Iran talks focusing on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq will be held Tuesday in Baghdad, the Iraqi foreign minister said.