U.N. chief to host meeting Friday on Iraq
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to host a meeting Friday so the Iraqi government can brief U.N. member states on a five-year plan to ensure the government has funds to survive and enact key political and economic reforms.
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will meet with the U.N. atomic watchdog chief on Friday but will not discuss world powers' demands for an Iranian nuclear halt, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
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Iran will attend Saturday's meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Baghdad where U.S. officials will also be present, Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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Major world powers will meet on Friday to decide how to tackle Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. officials said, as the EU's top diplomat said the West should be open to more talks with Tehran.
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Envoys from the West and Islamic nations &#151; including Iran, Syria and the United States &#151; are expected to attend a conference next month on efforts to stabilize Iraq, a diplomatic adviser said Tuesday.
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Iraqâs Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will today have talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met ministers from world powers and neighboring countries on Saturday after telling the U.N. Secretary General he could guarantee security for a broader U.N. role in Iraq.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to arrive here Monday for a summit he hopes will spur more international support for the interim Iraqi government and elections planned for Jan.
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Iraq confirms it will host a regional conference this month in Baghdad that will include the United States, Great Britain, Iran, Syria and Egypt. But the White House ties specific conditions to one-on-one talks with Damascus and Tehran.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan intends to tell world leaders on Tuesday to respect human  life, whether civilians or prisoners of war in Iraq, villagers  in Sudan or children in northern Uganda or Russia.
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The spotlight returns to Iraq and other problem areas of the Middle East as President Bush heads to the United Nations to address a host of global issues facing his administration.
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The United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union (EU) have scheduled a meeting for next week to discuss the latest situation in the Middle East and
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22 December 2004 - As his top envoy continued meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad ahead of elections scheduled for 30 January, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that the Iraqi people &quot;have a chance for the first time in a long
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Major world powers will meet on Friday to decide how to tackle Iran over its nuclear program, officials said, as the EU's top diplomat said the West should be open to further talks with Tehran.
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Sept. 20, 2004 - Nearly 100 heads of state have convened in New York this week for the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai ahead of a conference in Rome next week that will seek ways to improve law and order in Afghanistan.
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The US president plans to hold a delayed summit with the Iraqi premier aimed at tackling escalating violence.