Japan hosts Mideast peace meeting to raise profile
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Japan on Wednesday kicked off four-way talks aimed at working toward peace in the Middle East, part of efforts to raise its political profile in the volatile region and ensure a stable energy supply.
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Leaving behind a region set on edge by  North Korean missile launches, Japanese Prime Minister  Junichiro Koizumi departed on Tuesday for an increasingly tense  Middle East to call for more efforts toward regional peace.
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A Mideast peace summit designed to open a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians fed up with violence concluded Monday with no new agreements and a pledge to keep talking.
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With news of politics, war and baseball dominating the headlines, it is easy to overlook events in faraway lands. But people interested in long-term peace in the Middle East should be encouraged by the historic
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will have a summit meeting in Kagoshima, Japan, on Friday to discuss issues of mutual interest, Chong Wa Dae said Wednesday.
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In the afterglow of a high-profile peace conference, Israeli and Palestinian leaders will try in the coming year to resolve issues that have defied solutions for decades.
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By Philip Webster, Political Editor, and Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem. BRITAIN will step up efforts to maintain the momentum towards Middle East peace this week by fleshing out plans for a London conference to
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month
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World leaders gathered in Egypt for an international conference on Iraq focused on another Mideast issue early Tuesday the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
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Front-runner Shinzo Abe has opened his bid to become Japan's next prime minister with calls for a more assertive nation but also better relations with Asian neighbors.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   said he hoped to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas soon   for a summit the international community believes could help   revive peace talks.
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The leaders of Japan and Canada met for the first time to discuss bilateral and global concerns.
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Japan and the European Union will launch talks next month to enhance economic cooperation in the first step to a long-shot possibility of a free trade deal, officials said Wednesday.
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Japan aims to put global warming top of the agenda as it takes over the chairmanship of the G8.
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CAIRO, June 24 -- Israel and its Arab neighbors readied for a summit Monday to explore restarting  the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in an attempt to shore up the emergency government of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.