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Central Asia
Putin talks with visiting Jordanian King at a residence outside Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and King Abdullah II of Jordan shake hands during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool> Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan meet in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia,…
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West Asia
Yemeni President welcomes his Palestinian counterpart in Sanaa
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) welcomes visiting Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital of Sanaa on Feb. 19, 2013, on the latest development of the peace process between the Palestinians with Israelis. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) held talks with visiting Palestinian National Authority…
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Central Asia
Ukraine’s oppositionists block parliament demanding personal voting system
Ukrainian opposition lawmakers block the parliamentary tribune in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 19, 2013. Leaders of Ukraine’s parliamentary fractions continue talks on unblocking the work of the parliament Tuesday. Ukraine’s opposition groups have being blocking the parliament since Feb. 5, demanding implementation of personal voting system. <Xinhua/Sergey Starostenko>
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East Asia
How to Deal With a Nuclear North Korea
*Editor’s Note: MacArthur Foundation President Robert Gallucci gave keynote speech at the ASAN Nuclear Forum in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The ‘Asan Nuclear Forum 2013,’ hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a private South Korean think tank, began on Tuesday for a two-day run…
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East Asia
Common Sense Approach to Conflicts in East Asia
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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East Asia
Park’s candid remarks feared to irritate NK leadership
Soon after North Korea’s third nuclear test, Ms. Park Geun-hye, president-elect of South Korea, met current President Lee Myung-bak. As one should expect, South Korea’s future leader found harsh words for the North Korean government and its nuclear brinkmanship. Among other things, the president-elect remarked that, ‘One should know that…
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South Asia
Palestinian president talks with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad
The photo released by the Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on Feb. 17, 2013, shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (3rd L) attends a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zaradi (3rd R) in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Sunday that his country would continue…
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon, John Kerry hold joint press conference at the State Department
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Secretary of State John Kerry, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to reporters during their joint news conference at…
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West Asia
Turkish PM welcomes his Georgian counterpart in Ankara
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for his Georgian counterpart Bidzina Ivanishvili in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Li Ming>
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East Asia
Festival of Kimjongilia, flower of former NK leader, opens in Pyongyang
Visitors attend the opening of the 17th Kimjongilia Festival on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia are flowers named after late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. North Korean soldiers pose for a photo at the…
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