Powell to Japan; U.S. Troops, N.Korea on Agenda
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Tokyo for two days next weekend to discuss security and trade as well as stalled talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Japanese officials said on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell left here for a three-nation tour of north Asia 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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The American Secretary of State Colin Powell is in South Korea on the third and final leg of his current Asian tour aimed at revitalising stalled talks on curbing North Korea&#39;s nuclear ambitions.
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One day after China urged the Bush administration to adopt greater flexibility in talks over North Korea's nuclear programs, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on Tuesday sought to maintain a united front with South Korea over the administration's tough line on dismantling Pyongyang's weapons.
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TOKYO - The beheading of a Japanese hostage and the closely fought US presidential election have injected new caution into Tokyoâs deliberations on whether to extend its historic troop dispatch to Iraq.
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Powell will &quot;hold discussions with senior officials in the three countries on bilateral matters, regional security and stability, and issues such as the global war on terrorism, Iraq, North Korea and the six-party talks,&quot; it said.
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The U.S. Vice President will cover security issues during his visit to Tokyo, but won't be meeting with Japan's Defense Secretary, who recently called the U.S. invasion of Iraq "a mistake"
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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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YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea - Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Seoul on Monday, beginning the final leg of a three-nation swing meant to shore up support in the dispute over North Koreaâs nuclear ambitions.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry&#39;s annex in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is in China for talks expected to focus on the deadlock over North Korea&#39;s nuclear programme.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to visit Japan next month, a report said Saturday, as Washington seeks to persuade Tokyo to maintain its support for forces in Afghanistan.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is paying a brief visit to East Asia, speaking to regional partners about the drive to resolve the North Korean nuclear
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With Secretary of State Colin L. Powell arriving here on Saturday for a four-day tour of Japan, China and South Korea, North Korea on Friday set out three conditions to be
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TOKYO Secretary of State Colin Powell says North Korea should set aside concerns about so-called &quot;hostile acts&quot; by the US and rejoin nuclear disarmament talks.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is wrapping up an East Asia trip focused on prodding North Korea to resume talks aimed at ending its nuclear-weapons program.
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TOKYO, Oct. 23--Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Saturday the United States will not provide &quot;up front&quot; benefits to North Korea if it agrees to dismantle its nuclear programs, rejecting