Heads of state, govt gather for ASEM forum in Hanoi
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HANOI, October 7 (Itar-Tass) - Eleven heads of state and government have arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi for the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) opening on October 8. French President Jacques Chirac
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HANOI -- The fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will open in Hanoi, Vietnam with the participation of 39 leaders, including the President Roh Moo-hyun.
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Leading Indian dignitaries gather in Hyderabad for Saturday's state funeral of ex-premier PV Narasimha Rao.
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Health ministers and officials from 13 countries are meeting in the Thai capital, Bangkok to try to fight a growing threat from bird flu.
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Senior envoys from the US and North Korea are to meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations.
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President George W. Bush, hosting  Vietnam&#39;s head of state in a historic visit, will welcome  robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former  enemy but will also push concerns on Hanoi&#39;s human rights  record.
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Saving world trade talks and bolstering   global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus   of finance ministers of the United States, China and other   Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.
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Asian and European leaders endorsed a stronger role for the United Nations and a multilateral approach to issues including terrorism, regional security and trade as their two-day summit drew to a close in Hanoi today.
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HANOI - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told delegates at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) in Vietnam&#39;s capital Friday that Germany expects Myanmar (Burma) to take steps to improve its human rights record, according to delegation members.
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PRIME Minister John Howard will have a series of bilateral meetings with regional leaders as Asia-Pacific nations gather for a key economic forum.
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Thirtynine leaders from Asia and Europe yesterday began informal talks on issues on trade, security threats and terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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Description: European heads of state gather in Brussels for a summit to begin talks over Turkish membership in the European Union.
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PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives here today for the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem), his first international forum overseas since taking over the reins of government in August.
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Officials from the Irish and British governments will hold talks with the North's political parties at Stormont today.
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Leaders from 38 Asian and European countries are in Vietnam&#39;s capital Hanoi for the fifth Asia-Europe summit. The European delegations say they will use the meeting to protest against the
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A two-day international summit has opened in Australia aimed at combating the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region are meeting to discuss
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Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and a delegation of IRA victims are to hold a meeting.