Powell embarks on Asian tour for talks on NKorea, US troops, Taiwan
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked on a North Asian tour focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is targeting progress on foreign policy crises on North Korea and Iran, and will press for democratic change in Myanmar in a five-nation Asian tour this month.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will  try to revive talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programs on  a trip to Asia starting on Saturday but his chances are limited  by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.
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JERUSALEM - US assistant secretary of state William Burns is in the Middle East preparing the way for a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Assistant US secretary of state Christopher Hill visits Pyongyang, ahead of talks aimed at halting North Korea's nuclear strategy.
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US President George W Bush has announced that a delegation of experts led by Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to Asia on Sunday to assess the need for further US assistance.
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Washington, Nov 17 (PTI) US Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to the Middle East as scheduled to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department has said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will try to revive talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programs on a trip to Asia starting on Saturday but his chances are limited by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election.
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On a trip to East Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell intends to work out a strategy with Japan, China and South Korea on how to convince North Korea it is not under threat of attack.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to reassure Asian leaders on a tour to inspect tsunami damage that the United States is in solidarity in helping the region recover.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell wraps up a three-nation Asia tour after having won vows from China and Japan to press North Korea to resume stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits China next week at the start of an Asian tour, aiming to strengthen relations while also expressing concerns about China's military buildup.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to the Far East next week and hold talks in Japan, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
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TOYKO -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in Asia to prod North Korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs, said that while there is still time to resolve the impasse, &quot;there is a sense of urgency.&quot;
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday he expected the six-party talks on North Korea's  nuclear ambitions to resume after the presidential election in  the United States.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China on October 8 and South Korea the next day for talks with their leaders in a bid to repair ties frayed by disputes over their bitter wartime past, but North Korea's nuclear threat looks set to grab a prominent place on the agenda.