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Iran reassures Russia over nuclear programme MOSCOW (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Iran reassured Russia on Monday as to the wholly peaceful motives of its nuclear programme and its respect for nuclear non-proliferation in telephone talks between their foreign ministers, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Germany ready to offer more than 5,000 troops to new NATO force BERLIN (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Germany is willing to offer more than 5,000 troops as well as six Tornado fighter planes to NATO's planned rapid reaction force, Defence Minister Peter Struck said Monday. NKorea talks must include abduction issue: Koizumi BERLIN (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi insisted Monday that upcoming six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis must also include the issue of Japanese people abducted by the Pyongyang regime. Blair under spotlight as aides face probe into arms expert's death LONDON (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair came under the spotlight on Monday as his top aides appeared before an inquiry into the death of a government scientist at the centre of a row that London exaggerated the case for war on Iraq. China, North Korea stress friendly ties at military talks SEOUL (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 China and North Korea held high-level military talks in Pyongyang Monday in which they stressed their friendly ties, the North's official media said. Top Russian diplomat goes to US for North Korea talks MOSCOW (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 A top Russian diplomat left for Washington on Monday to hold consultations on North Korea ahead of a six-nation meeting later this month aimed at defusing the isolated Stalinist state's nuclear standoff with the United States. |
Iran says it is still discussing additional NPT protocol with IAEA TEHRAN (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Iran said Monday it is still discussing with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whether to allow snap UN inspections of its nuclear sites. North Korea renews demands ahead of nuclear crisis talks SEOUL (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 North Korea warned Monday it would not dismantle its nuclear arsenal unless the United States changed its policy towards Pyongyang, toughening its stance ahead of next week's six-nation nuclear talks. NKorea raps Japanese politicians' visit to war shrine TOKYO (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 North Korea warned Monday that visits by Japanese politicians to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine were a sign that Japan was aiming to invade Asia again. US senator pledges 40 million dollars to Kazakhstan to fight plague ALMATY (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 The United States will allocate about 40 million dollars to Kazakhstan as part of efforts to reduce the threat of plague in the Central Asian state, a visiting US lawmaker said Monday. Koizumi says NKorea talks must also study abduction issue BERLIN (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi insisted on Monday that the issue of Japanese people abducted by North Korea would be a key part of forthcoming six-naiton talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis. Australian PM prods China to keep pressure on NKorea BEIJING (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Australian Prime Minister John Howard Monday prodded China to keep exerting pressure on North Korea as he called the regime's nuclear threat one of the most serious issues confronting the world. |
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