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In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian president Bashar Al Assad (R) receives former German chancelor Gerhard Schroeder in Damascus' People Palace on June 9, 2006, in Syria. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G-8 leaders wind up three-day summit

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) takes a pen from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to sign the document the Group of Eight leaders agreed on at their three-day summit at Gleneagles in Scotland on July 8. (Pool photo)

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G-8 leaders wind up three-day summit

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - The Group of Eight leaders applause as British Prime Minister Tony Blair (front) makes a speech at the end of their three-day summit at Gleneagles in Scotland on July 8. (From L to R in middle row) U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, French President Jacques Chirac, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. (Pool photo)

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G-8 leaders wind up three-day summit

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Group of Eight leaders pose for photos at the end of their three-day summit at Gleneagles in Scotland on July 8. (From L to R) U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, French President Jacques Chirac, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berluscony, Russian Presient Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Jose Manuel Parroso and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. (Pool photo)

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(2)Koizumi meets with Schroeder

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (2nd from R) are in talks in a Moscow hotel on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9.

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(1)Koizumi meets with Schroeder

MOSCOW, Russia - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for photos prior to their talks in Moscow on May 9.

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(2)Koizumi attends WWII events in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shake hands, as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, French President Jacques Chirac and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch, after a group photo session during the ceremonies at the Kremlin marking the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.

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(3)Schroeder meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi listens during a joint press conference after their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 9. (Pool photo)

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(4)Schroeder meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi toast to each other during a dinner hosted by Koizumi at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 9.

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(2)Schroeder meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 9. Both sides agreed on the need to push reforms of the United Nations, Japanese officials said.

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(1)Schroeder meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose before they begin talks in Tokyo on Dec. 9.

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China presses German leader to lift EU arms embargo

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder shakes hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Dec. 6 prior to their talks. (Pool photo)

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Prime Minister Koizumi at ASEM in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) chats with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) prior to the summit of the Asia-Europe Meet (ASEM) in Hanoi on Oct. 9.

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Schroeder hopes to visit Japan by year-end

SEA ISLAND, United States - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for photos prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit on Sea Island, Georgia, on June 10. Schroeder expressed his willingness to visit Japan by the end of the year. (Pool photo)

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Chinese premier says bid to be held for high-speed railway

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands after their talks in Beijing on Dec. 1. Wen confirmed that construction of a planned high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai would be decided through a public bid process.

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Koizumi views Wagner's 'Tannhauser' in Beyreuth

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) returns to Berlin from Beyreuth with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Aug. 18 after viewing a ''Tannhauser'' opera performance at the annual Richard Wagner Festival.

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(2)Koizumi wins Schroeder's support over abductions

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder give a joint press conference following their talks in Berlin on Aug. 18.

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(1)Koizumi wins Schroeder's support over abductions

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder watches at a joint press conference following their talks in Berlin on Aug. 18. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peacefully addressing Pyongyang's nuclear arms program, with Berlin expressing support for Tokyo's efforts to resolve North Korea's past abductions of Japanese.

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(3)G-8 leaders in Evian

EVIAN, France - (From L to R) European Commission President Romano Prodi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose during a photo session at the end of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Evian, France on June 3. (Pool photo)

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G-8 leaders in Evian

EVIAN, France - Leaders of the Group of Eight major powers -- (from L to R) European Commission President Romano Prodi, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac, U.S. President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis -- pose for a group photo in Evian, France, on June 2.

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(3)Events held marking St. Petersburg's founding

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) visits St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on May 30 as one of the events marking the 300th anniversary of the Russian city. At left is German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi, Schroeder discuss rebuilding of Iraq

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) speaks to reporters as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder looks on after their meeting in Berlin on April 30. The two leaders agreed on the importance of international cooperation in the rehabilitation of Iraq, according to Japanese officials.

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Koizumi meets with Schroeder to discuss postwar Iraq

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder shake hands in Berlin on April 30 prior to their meeting.

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(3)Maglev train test-runs in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L, front) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R, front) walk beside the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 31 before their test ride. The train, manufactured with the help of German technology, will begin commercial operation after several months of test-runs in 2003.

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(2)Maglev train test-runs in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L, front) and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shake hands in a ceremony marking the opening of the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train line in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 31. The train, manufactured with the help of German technology, will begin commercial operation after several months of test-runs in 2003.

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Germany's Rau, Schroeder in Japan for World Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - President Johannes Rau (R) and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany chat during a reception at the German ambassador's official residence June 30 in Tokyo before going to Yokohama to watch the World Cup final match between Brazil and Germany. (World Cup 2002)

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Koizumi heads back to Japan from Canada with Schroeder

CALGARY, Canada - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder board a Japanese government plane on June 28 at Calgary International Airport in Alberta, Canada. Schroeder is hitching a ride to watch the Germany-Brazil World Cup final match in Yokohama on June 30. Schroeder is the first foreign government leader to travel on Japan's Boeing 747 government plane.

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(3) Koizumi, Schroeder arrive in Tokyo after G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talk about the June 30 World Cup final match after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport June 29 from Canada, where they attended the Group of Eight summit in Kananaskis. Schroeder hitched a ride with Koizumi to watch the Germany-Brazil World Cup final match in Yokohama.

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(2) Koizumi, Schroeder arrive in Tokyo after G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrive June 29 at Tokyo's Haneda airport after attending the Group of Eight summit in Kananaskis, Canada. Schroeder hitched a ride with Koizumi to watch the Germany-Brazil World Cup final match June 30 in Yokohama.

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(1) Koizumi, Schroeder arrive in Tokyo after G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pose for photographers aboard a Japanese government plane June 29 after attending the Group of Eight summit in Kananaskis, Canada. Schroeder hitched a ride with Koizumi to watch the Germany-Brazil World Cup final match June 30 in Yokohama. Schroeder is the first foreign government leader to travel on Japan's government plane.

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(1)G-8 addresses terror by Africa aid, nonproliferation

KANANASKIS, Canada - Leaders of Group of Eight nations, four African countries and the head of the United Nations at the Canadian Rocky Mountains resort of Kananaskis, Alberta, on June 27 after their meeting. In front starting on the left, South African President Thabo Mbeki, French President Jacques Chirac, Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade. In back starting on the left, Spanish Prime Minister Maria Aznar, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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G-8 leaders end summit

GENOA, Italy - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries pose for an official photograph after ending their summit in Genoa on July 22. From L to R are Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, who chairs the European Union, and European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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G-8, U.N. agree to set up global health fund

GENOA, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) announces the establishment of a global fund to combat infectious diseases in a ceremony in Genoa on July 20. Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan agreed on the fund. From R to L are Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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G-8 leaders hold final-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their final-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 23. They are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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G-8 leaders hold 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their second-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (clockwise order from far L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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G-8 leaders gather for 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations gather in front of the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the annual summit, ahead of the start of the second-day session of the three-day event in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (from L to R) Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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Mori, Schroeder shake hands in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder shake hands before their meeting at a hotel in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 21. They met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, which opened in Nago the same day.

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Germany's Schroeder arrives in Okinawa, tastes 'awamori'

NAGO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) tastes ''awamori,'' Okinawa's traditional distilled spirit, at a hotel in Yomitanson in the southernmost island prefecture after arriving earlier in the day. Schroeder is the first Group of Eight (G-8) leader to reach Okinawa Prefecture to take part in the three-day G-8 summit opening in Nago on July 21.

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Zhu talks with Schroeder

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongj (R) talks to visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) at the end of their meeting in Beijing on Nov. 4.

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Chinese, German leaders meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese delegates led by Premier Zhu Rongj (L) and German delegates led by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder begin a meetig at the People's Great Hall in Beijing on Nov. 4. Schroeder is on a four-day visit to China since Nov. 2.

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Schroeder hopes China will join G-8

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 2. He indicated he would like China to attend the summits of the Group of Eight (G-8) major countries in the near future, saying, ''In the 21st century, it will certainly be meaningful to involve China in discussions'' on controlling and preventing regional conflicts and promoting international cooperation to achieve that end.

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Obuchi meets with Schroeder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder shake hands prior to their meeting at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 1. They reaffirmed wide-ranging cooperative ties, including plans to draw up a working-holiday program, create a bilateral forum on employment problems, and take joint steps on U.N. Security Council permanent membership and the Group of Eight summit next year.

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Emperor Akihito meets German Chancellor Schroeder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito converses with visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during lunch at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 1. The chancellor, who arrived in Nagoya on Oct. 31 for a three-day visit to Japan, will also meet with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Schroeder will fly to China on Nov. 2 to meet President Jiang Zemin. (Pool photo)

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Obuchi toasts German chancellor

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) toasts German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (3rd from R) at an informal Japanese-style dinner party he hosted Oct. 31 at the Akasaka state guest house in Tokyo. Schroeder arrived in Japan earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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Obuchi chats with German teenagers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) greets German teenagers at his official residence Oct. 28. The students from German School Tokyo Yokohama, located in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, visited the premier's office in response to Obuchi's wish to meet young Germans ahead of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's three-day visit to Japan starting Oct. 31.

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Obuchi attends Cologne summit

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuci (R) participates in discussions, along with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (C) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), June 19 on the second day of the Group of Eight summit at the Ludvig museum in Cologne, Germany.

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G-8 leaders in group photo session

Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) major powers are in a photo session June 19 in Cologne, Germany. From left are Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin, Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, U.S. President Bill Clinton, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, and European Commission President Jacques Santer.

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Obuchi, his wife Chizuko greeted

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and his wife Chizuko (2nd from L) were greeted by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) and his wife when they arrived at a reception of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit on June 18. The reception was held at the historic Cologne city hall. During the working dinner that followed, the G-8 leaders reaffirmed cooperation to implement the peace process in the war-torn Serbian province of Kosovo.

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German Chancellor Schroeder meets Chinese President Jiang

Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) meets with President Jiang Zemin at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on May 12. Schroeder expressed an ''unconditional apology'' for the NATO missile attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.

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German Chancellor Schroeder meets Chinese Premier Zhu

Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R foreground) has talks with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (L foreground) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 12. Schroeder also met Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan earlier in the day, expressing an ''unconditional apology'' for the missile attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on behalf of Germany and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).