Rice seeks more openness in Pakistan
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday signaled the Bush administration's support for Pakistan's struggling leader, although she also expressed worry about the country's rising violence and called for stronger rights for opposition groups.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today and urged them to step up their efforts to find a lasting peace.
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Condoleezza Rice is set to be further asked to outline US policy during her confirmation hearing by senators.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Palestinians to end violence and look into forming a government that wins international acceptance.
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NEW YORK: President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that he would meet the Indian prime minister with an open mind and that he looked forward to âdiscussion and some progress on main issues in the important meetingâ.
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Pakistan, with US help, has embarked on several initiatives to combat zealotry by broadening educational offerings.
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The meeting in Islamabad is part of wider efforts to improve relations between the South Asian rivals. Officials from both sides will discuss putting in place safeguards to avert a possible nuclear conflict.
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"If you look at the Afghanistan of 2001 and the Afghanistan of now there is a remarkable difference for the better"  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has seen progress in Afghanistan during the past few years, despite a determined Taliban insurgency that has disrupted security and prompted concerns that the NATO-led military campaign is faltering.And Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seeking more military contributions from NATO members, said he's disappointed that some countries haven't sent combat troops to Afghanistan. But he also said he doesn't think the alliance is at a point of risking failure in the country. Read more
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Pakistan's leader makes a bold call for new ways to end the conflict with India over Kashmir peacefully.
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The current mindset in Pakistan appears to be flexible on the Kashmir issue. Similarly, flexibility is needed from the Indian side.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Pakistan&#039;s Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri, as controversy simmered over infiltrations by militants across the Pakistani-Afghan border.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians to broaden their fragile ceasefire as she began a new drive on Thursday to revive stalled peace talks in the Middle East.
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Five years after Pakistan was revived as a key U.S. ally after the September 11 attacks, the new Democratic-led Congress is pressuring Islamabad and the Bush administration to do more to combat militant groups and stabilize the South Asian country.
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Pentagon Chief Robert Gates, in his push for a coordinated assault against the Taliban in Afghanistan this spring, is enlisting Pakistan's help and vowing better military coordination along the troubled border between the two countries.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas will appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to soften objections to a Palestinian unity government that could block a new peace push before it starts, aides said on Saturday.
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Cultivating a crucial Muslim ally, President Bush on Saturday promised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that working toward a Palestinian state would be a priority during his second term.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sunday for full transparency from North Korea over its nuclear weapons program amid reports it was secretly aiding Syria develop an atomic weapons facility.