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S. Korea regrets DPRK's refusal to security meeting invitation

​South Korea on Monday expressed deep regrets over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s refusal to Seoul's invitation to a regional security conference set to be held in September.

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S.Korean president says she can hold summit with DPRK if it helps

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that she can hold a summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), if it promotes inter-Korean relations.

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China, EU hold 33rd round of human rights dialogue

​China and EU here on Monday held the 33rd round of dialogue on human rights, exchanging views on issues including international cooperation on human rights and women's rights.

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S. Korea, Japan likely to hold strategic dialogue soon

​South Korea and Japan are likely to hold a vice ministerial-level strategic dialogue in the foreseeable future, which had yet to be held under the Park Geun- hye government, Yonhap News Agency reported citing government officials.

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Overcoming differences in China-U.S. dialogue

Acknowledging differences candidly in a high-level dialogue here Wednesday, China and the United States have displayed the commitment to crack some hard nuts in their complex relations that bear global significance.

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Pakistani peace negotiator pledges urging Taliban to extend ceasefire

A senior intermediary of the Pakistani Taliban, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, Wednesday said that he would urge the Taliban to extend their ceasefire to take the dialogue process forward.

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Pakistan says no deadlock in Taliban peace talks

Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday said there is no deadlock in the peace dialogue with the Taliban.

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Myanmar president sticks to "first ceasefire then political dialogue" peace proc

Myanmar President U Thein Sein met 63 leaders of political parties in Yangon over the weekend, calling on them to cooperate in moving forward the country's peace process to achieve the common goal of stability, peace and unity.

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Pyongyang says U.S. purposely delaying resumption of Six-Party Talks

A representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday blamed the United States for the failure to resume the Six-Party Talks, citing Washington's "strategic patience and rejecting all dialogue. "

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Taliban forms committee to start peace dialogue with gov't

After much uncertainly, it seems that the Pakistani government and the Taliban are inching towards the much anticipated peace dialogue after the militants formed a committee of senior political and religious leaders to sit face-to- face with the government's negotiators on their behalf.

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S.Korea needs to make active response to DPRK's reconciliatory gesture: expert

South Korea needs to make more active response to the reconciliatory gesture of Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a South Korean expert said Thursday.

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Pakistan defends talks with Taliban for peace

Pakistan's top security adviser Thursday defended the government's policy to initiate dialogue with the Taliban for peace.

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Cultural coexistence to contribute to harmonous world: Chinese scholar

Consensus building, inter-civilization dialogue and peaceful coexistence are tools to build a harmonious world, a Chinese scholar told the opening plenary meeting of the 11th World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" (Rhodes Forum) on Thursday on the Greek island of Rhodes.

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Pakistani Taliban confirms leader's death in U.S. drone strike

Pakistani Taliban confirmed that their deputy chief Waliur Rehman was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Wednesday and also withdrew their peace dialogue offer to the new government, local media reported Thursday.

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China, ROK to hold 6th high-level strategic dialogue

China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will hold the sixth high-level strategic dialogue between their foreign ministries in Beijing next month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced Thursday.

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Incoming Pakistani PM says Taliban talks offer to be taken seriously

Incoming Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Monday said on Monday Taliban's offer for peace talks should be taken seriously as every issue cannot be solved through use of power and bullet, local media reported.

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Egypt's Morsi promises to end crisis, opposition dissatisfied

Egypt is undergoing chaos and disorder following Jan. 25 nationwide anti-government protests and then the bloody clashes in Port Said and other governorates, including capital Cairo, urging President Mohamed Morsi to offer a compromise and invite opposition for dialogue to contain the ongoing crisis.