Straw holds talks in West Bank
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has pledged support for the smooth running of elections to replace Yasser Arafat as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader.
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The foreign secretary aims for an end to conflict as he sets out to visit Palestinian leaders.
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ISRAEL&#39;S prime minister Ariel Sharon cancelled a meeting with Jack Straw yesterday - because he lost his voice. The Foreign Secretary was scheduled to meet Sharon during a two-day visit to the Middle East.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made an unannounced trip to Iraq, where he held meetings with top British and Iraqi officials in the northern city of Kirkuk before travelling to Kurdistan.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw left London for Sudan, where he was to discuss the crisis in war-torn Darfur with President Omar al-Beshir and senior officials.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will represent Britain at the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo.
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US President George W Bush is set to discuss the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
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Israel's prime minister says he is ready for talks with the Palestinian leader, after talks with UK PM Tony Blair.
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The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today won an assurance from Palestinian political leaders that they would act to halt the violence against Israelis but ruled out a meeting with Hamas.
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British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in the Middle East on Monday to gauge the prospects for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying she was optimistic despite persistent factional warfare.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Iraq's interim leader Iyad Allawi hold talks on security.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Washington for talks with Condoleezza Rice.
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Israeli leader Ehud Olmert told Tony  Blair on Saturday he was ready to meet the Palestinian  president as the British prime minister began a visit to try to  revive Middle East peace negotiations.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is holding talks on security in Iraq with the country&#39;s interim prime minster. On Sunday Iyad Allawi met UK Premier Tony Blair who said Iraq had become the &quot;crucible of global terrorism&quot;.
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US President George W Bush is discussing the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
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LONDON: Senior Israeli and Palestinian officials are scheduled to meet in Britain next week for private talks, the first such contact between the two sides since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Israelis and Palestinians are to discuss core issues in the conflict on Monday, the Palestinian leader says.