Iraq and Afghanistan in WTO talks
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The World Trade Organisation agrees to membership talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, kick-starting a process which could take many years.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration is working with Iraqi leaders to press Middle Eastern countries and Western democracies to hold an international conference this autumn to bolster Iraq&#39;s electoral process and to encourage Iraqi dissidents to participate
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Bloomberg - June 22 (Bloomberg) -- The collapse of World Trade Organization talks over a new global agreement leaves President George W. Bush without a lever to prod Congress to renew his trade promotion authority before it expires at the end of this month, lawmakers and business lobbyists say.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO)  agreed on Monday to begin accession talks with Iraq and  Afghanistan, but the United States again blocked any such  negotiations with Iran, diplomats said.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and  Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard met beside Sydney  Harbour on Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new  defense deal ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders&#39; summit.
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His trip this week addresses sensitive security issues in two countries - Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Iraqi membership in the World Trade Organization would send a powerful message that the country has emerged from decades of international exclusion under Saddam Hussein and is on the path to economic development
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with US Gen. James L. Jones, left, in the presence of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan, Hikmet Cetin, center
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WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The world&#39;s major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The burgeoning illegal opium trade in Afghanistan has become the biggest single threat to democracy, surpassing Al Qaeda and the Taliban and prompting US officials to consider military intervention against the traffickers, US and Afghan officials say.
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Iraq and transatlantic relations top the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
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Iraqi membership in the World Trade Organization would send a powerful message that the country has emerged from decades of international exclusion under Saddam Hussein and is on the path to economic development, its trade minister said Friday.
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The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
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High-level discussions begin in New York on how to help Iraq and to bolster the UN presence in the country.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and American President George W Bush will discuss a wide range of bilateral and international issues, including the need for the world community
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush will discuss the transition when they meet in Jordan this week.
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The world&#39;s major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy.