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Ghani promises self-reliant Afghanistan at London talks
President Ashraf Ghani outlined his vision for a more self-reliant Afghanistan at a conference in London.
05 December 2014
Pacific states say tuna talks making slow progress
Pacific island states expressed frustration at a lack of progress in talks aimed at protecting the region's valuable tuna resources.
03 December 2014
World powers, Iran discuss extending nuclear deal deadline: US
Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal.
24 November 2014
'Concerned' Kerry joins troubled Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult".
21 November 2014
Biden arrives in Kiev for Ukraine talks
US Vice-President Joe Biden landed in Ukraine, US diplomats in Kiev said, ahead of talks over possible increased assistance amid conflict in the east.
21 November 2014
Steps agreed to lower Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that steps were agreed at talks in Amman to lower tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians.
14 November 2014
Russia-Ukraine gas talks falter, new meeting next week
EU-brokered crunch talks to resolve the bitter gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine failed on Tuesday, as a new meeting was set for next week.
22 October 2014
Renzi says 'really positive' after Putin, Poroshenko Ukraine talks
Italian Prime Minister said he was "really positive" on the prospects for a solution to the Ukraine conflict after talks between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko.
17 October 2014
China's Li in Russia for Putin talks
Chinese Prime Minister arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin as Russia is struggling with its most pronounced isolation since the end of the Cold War.
13 October 2014
Kerry calls for new Middle East peace talks
John Kerry called for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying both sides had to be helped to make "tough choices" for lasting stability.
13 October 2014
Spanish PM urges dialogue over Catalonia independence bid
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and dialogue as Catalonia leaders pressed ahead with a vote on independence in defiance of Madrid.
05 October 2014
Top N. Korea leaders hold talks in South on rare visit
Three top North Korean officials made a surprise visit to South Korea on Saturday and held the highest-level talks for years.
04 October 2014
Hong Kong student protesters agree to government talks
Student leaders whose pro-democracy protests have gripped Hong Kong agreed to meet the government to discuss their demands.
03 October 2014
Modi makes White House debut
India's new Prime Minister arrived at the White House, on the latest stop in his headline-grabbing debut tour of the world stage.
01 October 2014
Kerry to hold nuclear talks with Iran FM, EU's Ashton
US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold three-way talks later with his Iranian counterpart and EU foreign policy chief.
26 September 2014
Kiev, rebels to talk energy as winter looms: separatists
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and authorities in Kiev are planning to hold talks on energy in the regionю
26 September 2014
‘Putin Plan’ for settling conflict in Ukraine
In order to stop the bloodshed and stabilise the situation in southeast Ukraine, I believe that the parties to the conflict should immediately agree on and coordinate the following steps: Vladimir Putin.
04 September 2014
Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan ahead of NATO summit
Vladimir Putin unveiled a peace plan for Ukraine that could be agreed by the weekend to end a devastating conflict.
04 September 2014
Putin calls for talks on 'statehood' of eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for immediate talks on the future of war-torn east Ukraine.
01 September 2014
Next round of talks on Ukraine crisis to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani political expert believes the talks in Minsk have advanced the negotiations on Ukraine to a new level and the next round of talks may be held in Kazakhstan.
28 August 2014