Word: summited
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...growing strength of hard-liners, or that Kang is simply stalling until the succession to Kim Il Sung is settled. They note that the younger Kim has still not been formally named President or party chief. Jimmy Carter, who is pressing to return to Pyongyang to arrange a summit between North and South Korea, is holding off until Kim's ascendancy is assured. That could come mid-month, at the end of a 100-day mourning period for his father...
...Routine Summit...
Time was when a Moscow-Washington summit would have put the world on hold, and any disagreement would have sent cold war chills around the globe. Not so when Russian President Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton at the White House for a two-day display of warmth, cooperation and goodwill to emphasize how relations between the two countries have changed. The leaders agreed to speed up nuclear disarmament and push for smoother economic relations. They politely agreed to disagree over Bosnia and Russian arms sales to Iran...
...world has changed since the Earth Summit," said a U.S. delegate, referring to the 1992 Rio conference on environment and development, which was marred by deep distrust and finger pointing among participating nations. "That was just two years ago, and you couldn't even talk about population." In contrast, the unexpected consensus in Cairo left delegates bubbling about a "watershed in world history." Timothy Wirth, the U.S. Undersecretary of State for global affairs, who earned high praise for helping guide the initially fractious group toward agreement, called the consensus a rare victory for the U.N. "It's hard enough...
...closed-door talks between U.S. and Cuban negotiators ended today, amid indications that a sliver of middle ground on the refugee crisis could emerge by week's end. Chief Cuban delegate Ricardo Alarcon left New York for Havana after an hourlong mini-summit this morning with Michael Skol, the U.S. representative. Alarcon, who plans to consult with higher-ups at home, said he would return "in a few days." U.S. officials, who have offered to accept 20,000 Cubans in return for a halt to the boatlift, suggested they were disappointed with a new Cuban counterproposal. TIME State Department correspondent...