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Japan-EU summit to discuss stalled free trade deal Japan and the European Union will hold summit talks later, with a long-stalled Free Trade Agreement expected to be on the agenda.

29 May 2015 14:43

Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU's eastern partners not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraineю

22 May 2015 15:18

x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressure Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.

20 May 2015 15:11

ASEAN warns sea reclamation 'may undermine peace' Reclamation work in the disputed South China Sea, where China has constructed an airstrip and other structures on coral reefs, threaten to "undermine peace, security and stability" in the region.

27 April 2015 19:48

Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting.

27 April 2015 15:21

Italy calls for emergency EU summit on migrant crisis Italy called for an emergency summit of European Union leaders following the latest migrant boat tragedy in the Mediterranean.

20 April 2015 09:53

Historic Summit of Americas starts with Obama, Castro US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro stood with other regional leaders at the start of a historic Summit of the Americas.

11 April 2015 13:20

World's first 'Otaku' summit opens in Japan Japan opened what organisers are billing as the world's first "Otaku" summit Saturday, drawing visitors from around the world.

28 March 2015 13:25

Greece, Ukraine to dominate EU summit Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will plead with European counterparts at a summit in Brussels to release vital funds to help his debt-laden country.

19 March 2015 16:00

Kazakhstan issues statement on Normand Talks in Minsk: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement following the results of the Normand Talks in Minsk, Belarus.

13 February 2015 14:43

Ukraine peace summit starts in Minsk: official The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Wednesday gathered for the start of a peace summit in Minsk aimed at ending 10 months of bloodshed in Ukraine.

12 February 2015 12:41

Ukraine conflict main players hold talks ahead of peace summit Ukrainian and Russian representatives as well as European mediators and pro-Moscow separatists held talks in Minsk.

11 February 2015 13:19

IRENA and KAZENERGY sign memorandum in preparation of EXPO 2017 KAZENERGY has agreed on joint projects and activities with IRENA ahead of the EXPO-2017 to be held in Kazakhstan's Astana.

19 January 2015 22:09

Norman format summit in Astana postponed to January's end According to Petro Poroshenko, Norman Format summit is expected to be held in Astana in the end of January.

16 January 2015 14:51

What does Ukraine expect from Norman format summit in Astana? Ukraine's temporary charge d'affaires in Kazakhstan Yuriy Lazebnik has explained what Ukrainian leadership expects to address at the possible summit in Kazakhstan’s Astana.

14 January 2015 17:37

Mexico leader opens summit amid security crisis Facing a security crisis shaking his administration, Mexico's embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto turned to diplomacy as he hosted a summit of Latin America.

09 December 2014 14:15

Raul Castro blasts 'unfair' globalized world Cuban President urged a Caribbean summit to embrace deeper economic and political integration, and pressed for action against an "unfair" globalized world.

09 December 2014 14:09

Russian navy ships steam off after G20 in Australia Four Russian navy ships that appeared off Australia's northern coast amid heightened tensions ahead of the G20 summit have now left.

20 November 2014 13:36

Moscow hopes ties with EU have not crossed 'point of no return': Lavrov Russia said it hopes its ties with the EU had not yet crossed the point of no return over the Ukraine crisis.

18 November 2014 15:00

Merkel heads for pub in Brisbane Most of the world's powerhouse leaders arriving in Brisbane for the G20 summit to relax at their luxury hotels, but not Angela Merkel who opted for the pub.

15 November 2014 13:19

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