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Egypt endeavors on thorny task to push for Mideast peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised his cabinet on Sunday in Jerusalem by announcing that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry would be visiting the country within hours of the announcement.

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Expectation of resumption of sound development of China-Philippines relations

As the farce of arbitration on the South China Sea is to end soon, it is time for the new Philippine government of Rodrigo Duterte to stop the wrong foreign policy of its predecessor, so as to bring China-Philippines ties back to the track of sound development.

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Republic of Congo president's China visit to deepen bilateral ties: ambassador

Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso will make a State Visit to China between July 4 to 8, 2016, Chinese ambassador to Congo Xia Huang said on Tuesday in Brazzaville.

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12th Asia-Europe Finance Ministers' Meeting calls for regional connectivity

The 12th Asia-Europe Finance Ministers' Meeting was held in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Friday, which called for increased connectivity between the two continents.

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PM Lee Hsien Loong meets Russian President Vladimir Putin, affirms deepening bilateral ties

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening (May 19), on the sidelines of a summit marking 20 years of Asean-Russia ties.

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Israeli PM lauds Egypt's calls for peace between Israel, Palestinians

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed on Tuesday the remarks by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the necessity of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Cracks within Afghan Taliban rank deepens as infighting kills 15 insurgents in 3 days

​Cracks further appeared within Taliban rank as infighting between supporters of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor and his opponents headed by Mullah Mohammad Rasoul have killed 15 fighters from both sides in the western region of Afghanistan since Sunday, officials said Tuesday.

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Russia says still ready to work with NATO on equal basis amid strained ties

​The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow is still ready to work with NATO "on an equal basis" even as the bloc is ramping up its military presence in eastern Europe.

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China and US "need to do more talking"

A call for more dialogue and communication between China and the United States to build new consensus for joint ties has been made by senior Chinese official Fu Ying.

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Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi meets Malaysian PM on bilateral ties

Visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak here Tuesday, as both agreed to strengthen ties and cooperation between the two countries.

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Lingering territorial spat casts shadow over Russia-Japan rapprochement

Although icy relations between Russia and Japan show signs of warming after Friday's fence-mending visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, territorial disputes will continue to cast a shadow over the rapprochement.

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Myanmar's parliament agrees to debate proposal to end fighting in western state

Myanmar's House of Nationalities (Upper House) has agreed to debate on a motion to end fighting in the country's western Rakhine state between the military and the ethnic Arakan Army (AA), parliament sources said on Tuesday.

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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries meet in New Delhi

After months of delay and cancellation, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan Tuesday met in New Delhi in a bid to revive engagement.

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China, Brunei pledge further strategic cooperation

Top diplomatic officials from China and Brunei on Thursday pledged to further boost strategic cooperation between the two nations and push forward ties between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN).

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European Parliament divided over counter-terrorism strategy

The European Parliament held a debate on Tuesday with high representatives of the European Commission and the European Council over anti-terrorist strategies. Divisions have been seen on the issue.

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Lavrov, Kerry expect further Russia-U.S. cooperation in ensuring truce in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry stressed the need for further cooperation between Moscow and Washington to ensure a ceasefire in Syria on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.