Asia hails outgoing Powell, sees little policy shift
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Tokyo, November 16: Asian leaders praised outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell as a respected diplomat and friend but said US policy toward the region was unlikely to change radically with his departure.
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Asia may have little to complain about if President George W. Bush wins a second term in office despite the lack of a coherent US policy and its waning influence in the region.
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TOKYO : Two north-east Asian allies of the United States -- Japan and South Korea -- have welcomed the re-election of US President George W Bush.
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World leaders lavished praise on Colin Powell as he stepped down as US secretary of state, hailing his efforts to build international consensus and pledging to work closely with his replacement.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is about to start his visit to Japan, China and South Korea.
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The U.S. isn t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Outgoing Secretary of  State Colin Powell signaled on Tuesday Washington was open to  one day re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran after the  countries held their most sustained, high-level contact in  years.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell clarified that US policy on China and Taiwan has not changed, in an apparent bid to assuage Taipei's concerns over remarks he made in a visit to Beijing.
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The US backs democratic change in Pakistan but avoids comment on Gen Musharraf's plan to stay army chief.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to Asia next week to try to restart talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons programs. VOA&#39;s Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, one of the stops on Secretary Powell&#39;s trip.
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The Bush administration has quietly come to terms with the police states in Central Asia.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday carefully avoided repeating a suggestion he made earlier this week of an eventual reunification of China and Taiwan.
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&quot;This was a decision that Secretary Powell made, and he stated reasons why he was ready to move on at this point. The president greatly appreciates his service to the nation.
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Israel and the Palestinians were unmoved by the resignation on Monday of Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely seen as having taken a back seat to the White House in steering Washington&#39;s Middle East policy.
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WASHINGTON Secretary of State Colin Powell gave understated praise Thursday for preparations the United Nations is making to support elections in Iraq, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the world body will beef up its support if need be.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  called Kofi Annan a good U.N. secretary-general on Friday after  days in which Washington chose not to defend the diplomat  against a U.S. senator's demand he resign.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that American aid to the stricken Indian Ocean region and other foreign assistance programs can help turn the developing world away from terrorism and thus strengthen US security.