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Japan-South Korea security talks

(from L) Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Koji Kano, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo Hee pose before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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Japan-South Korea security talks

Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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GREEN×EXPO 2027: Press Conference One Year Before the Event

GREEN×EXPO 2027 Press Conference One Year Before the Event. The photo shows, from left to right, the official mascot character “Tunk Tunk,” official ambassador Mana Ashida, Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, President of the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Association, Toshiro Ino, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Norikazu Suzuki, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Satoru Mizushima, Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, and the new official ambassadors, Yuzu (Yujin Kitagawa and Koji Iwasawa).=March 19,2026,Tokyo

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IOMED Inauguration Ceremony - Hong Kong

Hua Chunying, vice minister of Foreign Affairs of China, addresses the inauguration ceremony of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 20, 2025. The inauguration ceremony of the IOMed, headquartered in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was held here on Monday. The event marked a milestone in international conflict resolution as the IOMed is the world's first intergovernmental international legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forum to back economic recovery in Ukraine

Taras Kachka (L), Ukraine's deputy prime minister for European integration, and Akiyoshi Katoto, Japan's parliamentary vice minister of economy, trade and industry, attend a document exchange ceremony during a Tokyo forum on supporting economic reconstruction in war-torn Ukraine on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. The annual talks of the foreign and security policy are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2025 is the changing world order. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya Musalia Mudavad, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica Arnoldo Andre Tinoco and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra and Moderator, journalist Fareed Zakaria discuss at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya Musalia Mudavad, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica Arnoldo Andre Tinoco and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra discuss at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya Musalia Mudavad, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica Arnoldo Andre Tinoco and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra discuss at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Russ Jalichandra at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session Accumulation of Shocks at the Global Level - What the West Should Understand at the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Russ Jalichandra attends the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session on foreign and security policy at the the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. The annual talks are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2025 is the changing world order. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Russ Jalichandra attends the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session on foreign and security policy at the the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. The annual talks are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2025 is the changing world order. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Kultaranta-keskustelut 16.-17.6.

Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Russ Jalichandra attends the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session on foreign and security policy at the the President's summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, on June 16, 2025. The annual talks are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2025 is the changing world order. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Eriko Imai, a Japanese Cabinet Office parliamentary vice minister, speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Uzhhorod hosts Cooperation for Resilience Conference

UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Veliute attends the Cooperation for Resilience International Conference, Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine. The conference was the first summit of culture ministers aimed at protecting Ukraines heritage during wartime. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Briefing of Mykola Tochytskyi, Ingrida Veliute and Ernesto Urtasun Domenech in Uzhhorod

UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Veliute holds a briefing during the Ukraine Culture Conference "Collaboration for Resilience", Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Briefing of Mykola Tochytskyi, Ingrida Veliute and Ernesto Urtasun Domenech in Uzhhorod

UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Veliute holds a briefing during the Ukraine Culture Conference "Collaboration for Resilience", Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Briefing of Mykola Tochytskyi, Ingrida Veliute and Ernesto Urtasun Domenech in Uzhhorod

UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Veliute holds a briefing during the Ukraine Culture Conference "Collaboration for Resilience", Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Briefing of Mykola Tochytskyi, Ingrida Veliute and Ernesto Urtasun Domenech in Uzhhorod

UZHHOROD, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2025 - Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Veliute holds a briefing during the Ukraine Culture Conference "Collaboration for Resilience", Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Colombia Declarations on United States Visa Cancellations

Colombian vice-minister of foreign affairs is seen as Colombian foreign relations minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (not pictured) gives a Declaration regarding the cancellation of visas by the United States Government to Colombian government officials and it's embassy cancellations on visa apointments starting January 27, in Bogota, Colombia, January 26, 2025. Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo anounced that the relations between the two nations was overcommed and in the following days, both goverments will hold meetings. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Declarations on United States Visa Cancellations

Colombian vice-minister of foreign affairs is seen as Colombian foreign relations minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (not pictured) gives a Declaration regarding the cancellation of visas by the United States Government to Colombian government officials and it's embassy cancellations on visa apointments starting January 27, in Bogota, Colombia, January 26, 2025.

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Colombia Declarations on United States Visa Cancellations

Colombian foreign relations minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (C) accompanied of Jorge Rojas vice-minister of foreign relations (L2) Laura Sarabia (L1) director of the DAPRRE office of the presidency, Daniel Garcia-Pena (R1), ambassador for Colombia in the United States, Commerce minister Luis Carlos Reyes (R2) give a Declaration regarding the cancellation of visas by the United States Government to Colombian government officials and its embassy cancellations on visa appointments starting January 27, in Bogota, Colombia, January 26, 2025. Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo anounced that the relations between the two nations was overcommed and in the following days, both goverments will hold meetings. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan, China, S. Korea tourism ministerial meeting in Kobe

Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito (C), China's Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Zheng (L) and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon hold up their joint declaration at a trilateral tourism ministerial meeting in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2024.

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Japan, China, S. Korea tourism ministerial meeting in Kobe

Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito (C), China's Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Zheng (L) and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon hold up their joint declaration at a trilateral tourism ministerial meeting in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2024.

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Japan, China tourism ministers in Kobe

Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Tetsuo Saito (R) and China's Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Zheng shake hands ahead of their talks in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2024, on the sidelines of a meeting of ministers in charge of tourism from Japan, South Korea and China.

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-"2+2" TALKS-CHINA

(240620) -- SEOUL, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong (2nd L) and Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission Zhang Baoqun (1st L), and South Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun (2nd R) and Director General of International Policy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Lee Seung-buhm, pose for a group photo prior to the first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security "2+2" talks between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul, South Korea, June 18, 2024. The talks were held here on Tuesday. Both sides briefed each other of their respective foreign and security policies and had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-ROK relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yao Qilin)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-"2+2" TALKS-CHINA

(240620) -- SEOUL, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong (2nd L) and Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission Zhang Baoqun (1st L), and South Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-kyun (2nd R) and Director General of International Policy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Lee Seung-buhm, pose for a group photo prior to the first vice-ministerial level diplomatic and security "2+2" talks between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul, South Korea, June 18, 2024. The talks were held here on Tuesday. Both sides briefed each other of their respective foreign and security policies and had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-ROK relations and international and regional issues of common concern. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Right) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Right) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Right) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Off camera) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia Recovers 16 Archaeological Pieces from the Cultures

Colombia's vice-minister of foreign relations Elizabeth Taylor (Right) presents to the media 16 archeological pieces retrieved from Switzerland and New Zealand, in Bogota, Colombia, June 18, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-SYMPOSIUM-INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES

(240416) -- PARIS, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jianchun (1st L), vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), delivers an opening speech during an international symposium on the concept of intercultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, April 15, 2024. The symposium, held at the headquarters of UNESCO, discussed the historical dimension of the cultural exchanges along the Silk Roads, as well as intercultural dialogue and mutual learning in the contemporary world. Some 200 people attended the symposium jointly hosted by China's State Council Information Office, UNESCO and China's National Commission for UNESCO. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-SYMPOSIUM-INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE-MUTUAL LEARNING

(240415) -- PARIS, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jianchun (1st L, Rear), vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), delivers his opening speech at an international symposium on the concept of intercultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, on April 15, 2024. The international symposium on the concept of intercultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations was held Monday in the French capital. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-FINANCING A GREENER "BELT AND ROAD" ROUNDTABLE (CN)

(240329) -- BOAO, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Carlos Eduardo Enriquez Caicedo, vice minister of the Ministry of Transport of Columbia, speaks at the roundtable themed on "Financing a Greener 'Belt and Road'" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Mengyao)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

(240328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Daoxi, Vice Minister of Ministry of Emergency Management of China, addresses a panel discussion themed on "The Global Security Initiative: Addressing Security Challenges and Promoting World Peace" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)