Word: summiteering
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...June summit has clearly laid an initial groundwork for peace on the Korean peninsula, but much remains to be done...
...policy states that in the absence of military provocation from the North, the South will be open to communication, cooperation and non-violence between the two countries. The sunshine policy has been credited for easing tensions between the countries and ultimately creating a climate that allowed the historic summit meetings between Kim and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il to take place in June. At the conclusion of those talks, the two Kims signed an agreement, which established that the two would work together to "achieve this goal [of reunification...
...tell the tale of people struggling to adjust in the face of a collapsing world. Some greet the new chaos with resignation, others with a fervent, steely passion to win what they feel their people deserve. All the entries are tinged with sadness. The week began with a hurried summit in Egypt, at which President Clinton squeezed an oral cease-fire plan from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. On Friday, wild fighting in many of the disputed areas left nine Palestinians dead and at least 80 wounded on both sides. The sadness, it seems...
...Morning envelops Hebron. I hear the muezzin as on every morning with his call to prayer. The latest reports from the summit testify to a night full of crises, lack of confidence, as well as uncertainty, which directly influences what is happening in this city. Hebron is the only city in Judea and Samaria where Jews and Palestinians live together, where a city of contrasts and extremes arises to another day of confrontations. After the morning reports from the summit, I was preoccupied with the question of whether the Palestinians really want peace as well as whether they were capable...
...After Camp David's collapse, some suggest Clinton should have followed the playbook of marriage counselors who advise couples never to go to bed without settling an argument. The summit had ripped the scab off the most sensitive subject dividing the two sides, and they had begun discussing compromises. "Once you put them on the table, you have to go full speed to reach an agreement," says Judith Kipper, director of the Middle East Forum at the Council on Foreign Relations. Instead, the administration took a breather for two months and tried in vain to enlist Arab leaders in pressuring...