Bush bolsters ties with Kazakhstan
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President George W. Bush praised   Kazakhstan as a "free nation" while meeting on Friday with its   leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, despite criticism by human rights   groups of the Kazakh government's autocratic ways.
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President Bush will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in Maine for two days of talks in July on issues ranging from Iran and civil nuclear cooperation to missile defense, the White House announced today.
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President George W. Bush got a warm welcome on Sunday in Albania on the first visit by a U.S. leader to a Balkan state once closed to the West but now a firm ally and enthusiastic supporter of the United States.
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President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) yesterday congratulated US Pres-ident George W. Bush on his re-election and pledged to seek closer cooperation with the Bush administration in promoting regional peace and stability.
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U.S. relations with Russia are on simmer, so President Bush's meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be judged on how respectfully the two leaders agree to disagree.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia and the United States remain partners and had warm words for President Bush, but he said that he would like to know whether the United States was intentionally seeking to isolate Russia.
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Celebrating a close friendship, President Bush welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the White House on Thursday as a strong ally in Iraq and Afghanistan and confronting North Korea about its nuclear weapons ambitions.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday launched a high-stakes effort to repair the dramatically deteriorating US relationship with Russia by inviting President Vladimir Putin to visit the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, after weeks of rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War.
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President Bush, taking on a more personal role in the Mideast conflict, is offering new financial support to embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin held oceanside talks on Monday to try to ease tensions that have taken their countries' relations to a post-Cold War low.
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President Bush's trip was aimed at improving cooperation on trade, border security and terrorism.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his strongest endorsement yet for his friend US President George W. Bush, saying &quot;international terrorism&quot; will claim victory over the international antiterrorism coalition if Bush loses.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush made an unexpected visit to the Russian Embassy on Sunday where he signed a book of condolences for victims of the school hostage seizure and expressed outrage at the actions of "evil terrorists."  "The atrocities that took place in the school were beyond comprehension," the president told reporters after writing a one-page note in the book.   "Many in America and, I know, many Russians cannot conceive the heart of a person who could mow down innocent children...
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President George Bush offered help on  Tuesday to resolve conflicts in Russia's neighborhood, hours  before he was to attend the first NATO summit on former Soviet  territory.
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President Bush was quick to express solidarity with the Russian people last week after the terrorist attack on a Russian school that left more than 330 dead.
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President Bush's summertime meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bush family's oceanfront estate is about lobsters, legacies and a break from increasing tensions.
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ISLAMABAD -- When Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, meets with President Bush in Washington today, both leaders will have reason to thank the other: Musharraf for the $1.2 billion arms package announced by the United States last month; Bush for Musharraf's struggle against Islamic militants and his role in ensuring peaceful elections in Afghanistan.