Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi stressed his country's readiness to take part in the planned Geneva II conference without preconditions, but made it clear that the Syrian government will not negotiate with " terrorists or Takfiris," according to the state-run SANA news agency.
Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed their commitments to supporting the peace process in the Middle East as they met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Tuesday.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on his government to take a more proactive stance to ensure global peace and stability amid what he called a shifting geopolitical and security environment in East Asia.
The pre-dawn Monday attack in Zamboanga City in Southern Philippines by some 300 armed followers of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), which has left six dead and scores injured, could derail the ongoing peace process in Mindanao.
The Philippine government said Thursday that it remains open to continue peace discussions with the leftist rebels but the latter must show some goodwill and sincerity.
Forty-five Taliban rebels surrendered in Afghanistan, sources said Sunday.
Senior Russian and Japanese diplomats held consultations here Monday over a peace treaty and territorial disputes.
The Myanmar government, led by President U Thein Sein, vowed to fulfill two common desires of the people, namely stability and rule of law, and socio-economic development of the country.
For the people of Nagasaki, it is a time to pray for eternal peace as the Japanese city observes the 68th anniversary of U.S. World War II atomic bombing on Friday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the resumed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as "a promising step forward," acknowledging "hard work and hard choices " ahead.
Twenty-two Taliban militants surrendered in the western Afghan province of Herat, the provincial governor said.
Myanmar government brought four armed groups to the negotiation table in the first half of this year and the peace process is in progress.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has made a new proposal to the Palestinians in order to get them back to the negotiating table with Israel, the Ha'aretz daily reported Monday.
The Myanmar government will invite United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, among eminent persons at home and abroad, to witness the signing of a nationwide ceasefire agreement with domestic armed ethnic groups, official media reported Thursday.
China hosted an international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace this week in a fresh attempt to relaunch the long-stalled talks between the two sides.
China hopes that relevant parties will stick to the objective of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and work toward peace and stability in the region, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday hailed the first agreement reached after six months of negotiations between the government and the FARC guerrilla group to end their five decades of fighting.
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