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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) talk with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump, who is hosting his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to the White House, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to discuss the Israeli cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program and future arms shipments, among other bilateral issues.

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Iraq, Türkiye sign over 20 deals to boost ties

STORY: Iraq, Türkiye sign over 20 deals to boost ties SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Baghdad and his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani 2. various of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan STORYLINE: Iraq and Türkiye on Monday struck more than 20 deals in various fields during a rare visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iraq. The deals were signed between Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani after their meeting in Baghdad, the prime minister's office said in a statement. During the talk, the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in security, rail and road construction, irrigation infrastructure and water management and witnessed the signing of more than 20 Memorandums of Understanding. In the area of security cooperation, al-Sudani

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Japan-Ukraine talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal talk as they leave the venue of a bilateral meeting to promote Ukraine's postwar economic growth and reconstruction in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a talk with French President at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk with Ukraine President at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk with Ukraine President at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk with Ukraine President at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron during a talk at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron meets with Volodymyr Zelensky - Paris

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a talk with French President at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris on February 16, 2024, to sign a bilateral security agreement. After touching down at Orly airport south of the capital, Zelensky meets with French President to sign the deal, having concluded a similar agreement with Germany earlier in the day. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez bilateral meeting with German Olaf Scholz - Spain

Acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and heads of government, leaders and activists talk during the PES meeting. On November 10, 2023 in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Heads of government, leaders and activists of the PES are meeting these days in the capital of the Costa del Sol with the participation also of the acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who, in addition to participating in the congress, has held this Friday a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 11/10/2023

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Pedro Sanchez bilateral meeting with German Olaf Scholz - Spain

Acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and heads of government, leaders and activists talk during the PES meeting. On November 10, 2023 in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Heads of government, leaders and activists of the PES are meeting these days in the capital of the Costa del Sol with the participation also of the acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who, in addition to participating in the congress, has held this Friday a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 11/10/2023

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Pedro Sanchez bilateral meeting with German Olaf Scholz - Spain

Acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and heads of government, leaders and activists talk during the PES meeting. On November 10, 2023 in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Heads of government, leaders and activists of the PES are meeting these days in the capital of the Costa del Sol with the participation also of the acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who, in addition to participating in the congress, has held this Friday a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 11/10/2023

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Pedro Sanchez bilateral meeting with German Olaf Scholz - Spain

Acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and heads of government, leaders and activists talk during the PES meeting. On November 10, 2023 in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Heads of government, leaders and activists of the PES are meeting these days in the capital of the Costa del Sol with the participation also of the acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who, in addition to participating in the congress, has held this Friday a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 11/10/2023

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Pedro Sanchez bilateral meeting with German Olaf Scholz - Spain

Acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and heads of government, leaders and activists talk during the PES meeting. On November 10, 2023 in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Heads of government, leaders and activists of the PES are meeting these days in the capital of the Costa del Sol with the participation also of the acting Prime Minister and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who, in addition to participating in the congress, has held this Friday a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM 11/10/2023

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BRI's connectivity brings prosperity to world: former Turkish diplomat

STORY: BRI's connectivity brings prosperity to world: former Turkish diplomat DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GULRU GEZER, Former Turkish diplomat and foreign policy analyst 3. various of BRI projects STORYLINE: Former Turkish diplomat Gulru Gezer shared her views with Xinhua on the significance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has just concluded in Beijing. SOUNDBITE (English): GULRU GEZER, Former Turkish diplomat and foreign policy analyst "Over the ten years, when we talk about the BRI, it's not a single initiative. It has many other areas of cooperation, bilateral with China as well. I think the BRI has been an important tool in financing projects in developing and underdeveloped countries. Connecting via such an initiative, I think, will bring prosperity and peace to the world.

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UK-China business ties experiencing "reset moment": chief of China-Britain Business Council

STORY: UK-China business ties experiencing "reset moment": chief of China-Britain Business Council DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in London 2. STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANDREW SEATON, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council 4. various of views in London STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua reporter "China is the United Kingdom's third-largest trading partner, and many British businesses have found huge success in the Chinese market. But the global economic slowdown, geo-political tensions, and the COVID-19 pandemic have all had an impact. Here in the British capital, I sat down with Andrew Seaton, CEO of the China-Britain Business Council, to talk about his outlook for bilateral relations." SOUNDBITE (English): ANDREW SEATON, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council "I think what most people will see is a sense of cautious optimism. The official forecast

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EU, China should strengthen dialogue and cooperation: Spanish expert

STORY: EU, China should strengthen dialogue and cooperation: Spanish expert DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in China 2. various of EU headquarters 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): INES ARCO, Specialist in East Asian and Chinese politics at the Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB) STORYLINE: A Spanish expert has said that the EU and China are economically interdependent that the two sides should strengthen bilateral dialogue and cooperation. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): INES ARCO, Specialist in East Asian and Chinese politics at the Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB) "When we talk about Europe being dependent on China in some ways, China also has some dependence on Europe, which makes it a relationship in which the interdependency requires cooperation and dialogue so that each side can continue defining the relationship." In the first 10 months of 2022, China-European Union (EU) trade value hit 711.4 billion U.S

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Japan, U.S. to hold high-level talks on TPP trade pact

NARITA, Japan - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2014, as he leaves for Washington to talk with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to try to bridge bilateral gaps over the TPP.

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Obama, Lee discuss trade, N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak talk at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 11, 2010. The two leaders discussed an envisioned bilateral free trade agreement and North Korea-related situations, prior to a two-day Group of 20 summit in the South Korean capital.

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U.S., N. Korea hold bilateral talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, U.S. special envoy for six-party talk, are driven to the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, the venue of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, on July 28. U.S. and North Korean delegates held bilateral talks later in the day on the sidelines of the six-nation talks, a U.S. official said.

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Inter-Korean talks open with N. Korea call for broader ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R in front) and Kwon Ho Ung, a North Korean Cabinet councilor (L in front) talk in Seoul on June 22 as the two countries opened bilateral ministerial talks for the first time since May last year.

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Climate change seminar attendees call for strengthened cooperation between China and EU

STORY: Climate change seminar attendees call for strengthened cooperation between China and EU DATELINE: Nov. 25 , 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: HAMBURG, Germany CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the seminar 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CONG WU, Chinese Consul General in Hamburg 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOJIB LATIF, President of the Academy of Science, Hamburg 4 various of the seminar STORYLINE: During the ongoing 2022 "China Time" event in Hamburg, Germany, a seminar was held to discuss climate change and China-EU climate cooperation. Acknowledging that climate change is a global challenge, participants have called for strengthened bilateral climate cooperation between China and Europe. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CONG WU, Chinese Consul General in Hamburg "I think the two sides can sit down and talk about the areas they will be concerned, and find a way to solve this issue. Especially, you see that the climate change issue is a global challenge. It should be tackled with joint international

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Erdogan, Putin discuss bilateral, regional issues over phone

STORY: Erdogan, Putin discuss bilateral, regional issues over phone DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of file video of the meeting between Erdogan and Putin 2. various of natural gas drilling stations in the Caspian sea 3. various of gas pipelines in Türkiye 4. various of natural gas underground storage facility in Türkiye 5. various of Grain corridor joint coordination center 6. various of dry cargo ships STORYLINE: Türkiye's presidential office said in a statement on Friday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed a grain export deal and natural gas cooperation in a phone talk. Praising Putin's proposal to establish a natural gas hub in Türkiye, Erdogan said the Turkish teams would make the necessary technical, legal, and commercial evaluations to reach the common goals as soon as possible. Erdogan also thanked Putin for his constructive stance on the extension of an agreem

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GREECE-ATHENS-TURKEY-JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE-SESSION

(220124) -- ATHENS, Jan. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness Kostas Fragogiannis (L) and Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu talk during the fifth session of the Greek-Turkish Joint Economic Committee in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 24, 2022. Greek and Turkish officials agreed to boost bilateral economic cooperation and trade during a meeting held in Athens on Monday, the Greek Foreign Affairs ministry said. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Prince Akishino honors Japanese immigrants in Brazil

Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Kiko (far R) talk with Japanese immigrants to Brazil in Brasilia on Nov. 5, 2015, praising them for their role in linking the two countries. The prince, Emperor Akihito's second son, and his wife are visiting Brazil to mark the 120th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., N. Korea hold bilateral talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, U.S. special envoy for six-party talk, are driven to the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, the venue of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, on July 28. U.S. and North Korean delegates held bilateral talks later in the day on the sidelines of the six-nation talks, a U.S. official said. (Kyodo)

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Obama, Lee discuss trade, N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak talk at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 11, 2010. The two leaders discussed an envisioned bilateral free trade agreement and North Korea-related situations, prior to a two-day Group of 20 summit in the South Korean capital. (Kyodo)