Peace Talks
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Pakistan will not start talks with India without Kashmir: Sartaj Aziz
World | Jan 13, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said that it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the two neighbours to
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Colombia halts peace talks after general is taken
World | Nov 18, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTColombia: President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia's largest rebel group demonstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured on Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century
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Pakistan to form new panel to step up peace talks
World | Mar 06, 2014, 03:32 PM ISTIslamabad : The Pakistan government Thursday decided to form a new committee to accelerate peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban.The committee, which is likely to be formed in the next two days, will include representatives
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Geneva II peace talks haven't failed: Syria
World | Feb 17, 2014, 12:34 PM ISTDamascus: Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Sunday that the second round of talks in the Geneva II conference hasn't failed, media reports said."The second round of talks hasn't failed, thanks to the awareness of
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Pakistan Taliban negotiators meet militants leaders on peace talks
World | Feb 09, 2014, 02:27 PM ISTIslamabad: Two negotiators representing the Pakistani Taliban in the peace talks with the government have met the militant leadership in the lawless North Waziristan Agency and briefed them about the first round of talks. Jamaat-e-Islami
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Pakistan government-Taliban peace talks begin
World | Feb 06, 2014, 10:27 PM ISTIslamabad: Peace talks between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formally kicked off Thursday with the first phase being held at a secret location.The government negotiators include Irfan Siddiqui, adviser to the prime
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Sharif wants to settle issues with India, terror through talks
World | Feb 03, 2014, 06:11 PM ISTIslamabad: As the Pakistan government and the outlawed Taliban prepare for peace talks, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said he wants to overcome both terrorism within the country and outstanding issues with India through dialogue
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Sharif tells committee to initiate talks with Taliban
World | Jan 31, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTIslamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today directed a recently formed four-member committee to immediately initiate peace talks with the banned Pakistani Taliban.Talking to members of the committee here, he expressed his desire to achieve the
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Palestine seeks more US role in peace talks
World | Sep 18, 2013, 09:40 AM ISTRamallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday called for an active US involvement in the Palestine-Israel peace talks.Abbas made the call during a meeting with Martin Indyk, the US envoy to the peace process, which restarted
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No pre-conditions for talks with Taliban: Imran
World | Sep 17, 2013, 10:51 AM ISTIslamabad: There should be no pre-conditions for peace talks between the government and the Taliban, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said Monday.The PTI chief told reporters outside parliament that delegations from the two sides
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Palestinians suspend peace talks with Israel
World | Aug 27, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTRamallah: The Palestinians have officially suspended the direct peace talks with Israel to protest against killing of three Palestinians Monday, Xinhua reported.The Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers who stormed the Qalandya refugee
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US says Israeli-Palestinian talks to start today
World | Jul 29, 2013, 07:42 AM ISTWashington, July 29: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume long-stalled direct peace talks today following six months of frenetic shuttle diplomacy by Secretary of State John Kerry.The State Department announced on Sunday that the two
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Travel ban on Morsy, Brotherhood leader
World | Jul 03, 2013, 11:11 PM ISTCairo, July 3: Airport officials say a travel ban has been issued against the embattled president and the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood.The officials said on Wednesday that the travel ban on Mr Morsy has
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Pak Invites Militant Groups For Peace Talks
World | Mar 12, 2012, 06:50 PM ISTIslamabad, Mar 12: Pakistan today invited militant groups, including the Taliban, for peace talks, offering the banned groups that they would be delisted if they closed down their “militant wings”.“If the proscribed organisations assure us
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Can't Deliver Mullah Omar For Peace Talks, Says Pakistan
World | Feb 18, 2012, 08:59 AM ISTIslamabad, Feb 18: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday said Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme commander of the Afghan Taliban, was not in Pakistan and it was “preposterous” to think that Islamabad could ensure
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Pope Urges End To Syria Bloodshed, Peace Worldwide
World | Dec 25, 2011, 10:59 PM ISTVatican City, Dec 25: Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message today, an appeal for peace that was challenged
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Pakistan Taliban Commander Confirms Peace Talks
World | Dec 10, 2011, 08:27 PM ISTPeshawar, Dec 10: The Pakistani Taliban is in peace talks with the Pakistani government, a senior commander in the militant group said today.He said negotiations were “progressing well” and could soon end in a formal
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Govt Begins Peace Talks With ULFA Leaders
India | Oct 25, 2011, 06:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 25: The Centre today held talks with the top leadership of the banned ULFA and discussed various aspects of its ‘charter of demands' which sought amendment in the Constitution to find a
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US holding "outreach" talks with Taliban: Gates
World | Jun 19, 2011, 10:28 PM ISTWashington, Jun 19 : The US has been engaged in “very preliminary” peace talks with the Taliban to find a “political outcome” to end the decade-long war in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Robert Gates confirmed today.“There's
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Peace Talks With ULFA Will Begin This Month-End, Says Gogoi
India | Jun 16, 2011, 08:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 16: The formal peace talks between the government and ULFA will begin by the end of this month, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced today.After a meeting with Home Minister P Chidambaram,