U.S. Welcomes Afghan Peace Talks

During Eid celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered to extend the Afghan government's June 11 ceasefire and start peace talks. The United States supports such talks, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. As Presid

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What to Expect in Korean Talks

The leaders of North and South Korea are set to meet on Friday. This will be the first meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The world is wondering how much their talks will deal with North Koreas pro

Annan Close to Setting Dates for Cyprus Talks

Annan Close to Setting Dates for Cyprus Talks Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is close to announcing a date for a new round of talks on the reunification of Cyprus . Mr. Annan

Colombian Rebel Groups in Unification Talks

Colombia's largest armed rebel groups, the FARC and ELN, have met to strengthen their unification process. In a statement, the FARC says incidents which led to the distancing between the groups have been overcome. The FARC has also stressed the need

Prospect of Istanbul nuclear talks less promising

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- After eight years of struggle over Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of the upcoming nuclear meeting between Iran and the G5+1 countries in Istanbul( 伊斯坦布尔) on Friday and Saturday seems to be less promising. B

World Trade Talks

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: September 20, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. Countries of 1)the World Trade Organization failed to reach agreement early this we

Divisions Surface at UN Climate Change Talks

Climate change negotiators from 173 countries have agreed on an agenda after days of bickering over the scope of talks left little time for substantive discussions. The disagreement highlighted deep divisions between developing and rich countries on

U.S. says inter-Korean talks "welcome"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department（美国国务院） spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday that the potential inter-Korean military（军事的） talks are a welcome and positive sign. Mark told reporters that the Democratic of

China, Switzerland make further progress in FTA talks

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China and Switzerland have made great progress in the fifth round of bilateral talks on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of Commerce said Friday. During the May 8-10 talk, the two countries exchanged vie

S Korea, DPRK hold rare military talks

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic（民主的 ） People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense ministry said. Three officials from both sid

Egyptian president, Israeli PM discuss peace talks

CAIRO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday met with Israeli（以色列） Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who arrived earlier the day in Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the obstacles faced by the stalle

Moscow wants fresh start on arms talks with NATO

MOSCOW, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Moscow wanted to press the reset button on conventional arms reduction talks with NATO, new Russian envoy to the military bloc Alexander Grushko said Thursday. The main thing is to start these consultations, not to call th

Sudan Oil Talks Fail; Pipeline Shutdown Looms

Sudan and South Sudan have failed to resolve a dispute over oil revenues, less than 24 hours before the south is due to halt crude production and close its pipeline to the sea. Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the econo

World Powers Offer to Resume Iran Nuclear Talks

Six world powers have offered to resume long-stalled talks with Iran to address Western suspicions of a military dimension to the Iranian nuclear program. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says she made the offer to resume talks in a letter se

China, U.S. hold wide-ranging defense talks

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have held wide-ranging talks on defense and security at the 13th annual China-U.S. Defense Consultative Talks in the Pentagon. The talks, held Wednesday, were jointly hosted by Qi Jianguo, d

Bonn climate talks see little progress

BONN, Germany, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest United Nations (UN) climate talks ended here on Friday with no surprise -- some technical issues saw some progress, as delegates usually said, while major disagreements remained. The two-week UN climate n

U.S., EU optimistic about renewed talks with Iran

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States and the European Union (EU) on Friday saw positive signs in Iran's stated willingness to reopen talks over its controversial nuclear program. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the reply l

Congressional Leaders Optimistic About Fiscal Talks

Congressional Leaders Optimistic About Fiscal Talks WHITE HOUSE Republican and Democratic congressional leaders voiced optimism after White House talks Friday with President about chances for an agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff facing th

White House denies agreement on one-on-one talks with Iran

White House denies agreement on one-on-one talks with Iran WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Saturday denied a press report saying the United States and Iran had agreed for the first time to have one-on-one talks over the latter's co