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British embassy reopening underlines Europe's eagerness to return to Iran

​The reopening of Britain's embassy in Tehran on Sunday, only a month after the nuclear deal, revealed the eagerness of European countries to resume ties with Iran, analysts said.

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U.S. "human rights" push to complicate Kerry's Cuba trip

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Cuba Friday to officially inaugurate his country's new embassy in Havana, and resume diplomatic ties between the two nations.

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Top Chinese legislator meets Australian governor-general

China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Monday met with visiting Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

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Russia keen to boost economic ties with Cuba, says top envoy

​Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, on an official visit to Cuba Tuesday, said his country was interested in expanding economic ties with the Caribbean country.

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Cuban leader says U.S. trade embargo biggest obstacle to mending ties

Cuban leader Raul Castro said Wednesday the U.S. trade embargo was the main stumbling block to normalizing ties between the two nations.

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Obama congratulates Rousseff's reelection as Brazilian president

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Dilma Rousseff on her reelection as Brazil's president, vowing to deepen cooperation on commerce, energy and other areas.

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Israeli parliamentary delegation in Rwanda for stronger ties

An Israeli parliamentary delegation led by the president of the Middle East country's lawmakers, Ronen Plot, arrived in Rwanda on Sunday for a four-day visit aiming at strengthening and expanding bilateral ties and cooperation, according to an official statement issued here.

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Chinese mainland responds to Gambia cutting Taiwan ties

The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday responded over Taiwan's confirmation on the cut of its ties with Gambia, vowing joint efforts with Taiwan to safeguard the sound situation of cross-Strait ties.

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Chinese president discusses bilateral ties with Indonesian parliament speaker

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed bilateral ties with Indonesia's Speaker of the House of Representatives Marzuki Alie here on Thursday.

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Vietnamese president, top legislator praise ties with Singapore

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung respectively met visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday, during which the hosts highly praised bilateral ties over the years.

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Egypt, U.S. to maintain strategic ties based on common interests

As Egypt is going through essential changes in internal affairs and pivotal mutation in foreign relations, speculations varied about how far the effect of such changes would influence the relations between Egypt and the United States.