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1st UAE ambassador to Syria in 13 years takes post

STORY: 1st UAE ambassador to Syria in 13 years takes post SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of meeting between UAE ambassador and Syrian foreign ministry 2. various of Syrian foreign ministry 3. various of UAE embassy in Damascus STORYLINE: Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi on Tuesday officially presented his credentials to Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, becoming the first ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Syria in 13 years. At his meeting with Mekdad in the Syrian capital Damascus, al-Shihi conveyed to the Syrian side his commitment to enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported. The UAE envoy also pledged to work to strengthen cooperation and achieve mutual progress between the two Arab states, the report said. For his part, Mekdad expressed Syria's deep appreciation for the UAE's solidarity with and support for Syria during chall

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Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 2, 2013, in Yangon shows Mikio Numata, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar who assumed the post in November 2012. Numata was assigned as director general of the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Foreign Ministry in 2011, becoming the first non-career-track official to have been promoted to an executive position at the ministry.

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S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's presidential envoy Lim Dong Won waves in Seoul on April 3 before departing for North Korea in a bid to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. Lim's visit to N. Korea marks the first official contact between the two Koreas since November last year when their sixth round of ministerial talks failed to produce results.

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Bronze statue of Havana's 1st Japanese envoy unveiled

HAVANA, Cuba - A bronze statue of Japan's first official envoy to visit what is now Cuba in 1614, while on his way to Europe on a mission with a Japanese delegation, is unveiled at a park in Havana on April 26. The 1.6-meter statue was erected in memory of Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a retainer of Date Masamune, a ''daimyo'' or feudal lord of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Standing in samurai attire (3rd from R) is Norimasa Hasekura, 60, Tsunenaga's descendant.

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S. Korea's special envoy departs for North to thaw ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's presidential envoy Lim Dong Won waves in Seoul on April 3 before departing for North Korea in a bid to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. Lim's visit to N. Korea marks the first official contact between the two Koreas since November last year when their sixth round of ministerial talks failed to produce results.

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Bronze statue of Havana's 1st Japanese envoy unveiled

HAVANA, Cuba - A bronze statue of Japan's first official envoy to visit what is now Cuba in 1614, while on his way to Europe on a mission with a Japanese delegation, is unveiled at a park in Havana on April 26. The 1.6-meter statue was erected in memory of Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a retainer of Date Masamune, a ''daimyo'' or feudal lord of Sendai in northeastern Japan. Standing in samurai attire (3rd from R) is Norimasa Hasekura, 60, Tsunenaga's descendant.

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N. Korea, U.S. end 4th day of talks in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kim Kye Gwan (C), vice foreign minister of North Korea and head of the North Korean delegation, heads for a car after talks with Charles Kartman, U.S. special envoy for peace on the Korean Peninsula, in New York on March 10, the fourth day of bilateral talks on the first-ever visit to Washington by a high-ranking North Korean official.

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U.S. envoy optimistic about N. Korean official's visit

NEW YORK, United States - Charles Kartman, U.S. special envoy for peace on the Korean Peninsula, speaks to reporters during a break on the third day of talks with North Korea in New York on March 9. Kartman expressed optimism about their being able to reach a settlement for realizing the first-ever visit to Washington by a high-ranking North Korean official in April. He said the talks have been proceeding smoothly and in a friendly atmosphere.