G8 Talks Focus on Syria, Iran, N. Korea

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed the urgent need to resolve security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea, as she opened a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations in Washington.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The two days of talks are aimed at setting the agenda for next month's G8 summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Secretary Clinton said Wednesday the ministers are alarmed at the ongoing violence in Syria, and are concerned about the problems special envoy Kofi Annan is facing as he tries to secure a cease-fire.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She also said there is still time for diplomacy in Iran, but that it is urgent Iran comes to the negotiation table.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Clinton said the G8 ministers all have a strong interest in peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. She said a North Korean missile launch would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Along with the United States, G8 members include Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and Russia. ---VOA News</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div></div>

G8 Talks Focus on Syria, Iran, N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed the urgent need to resolve security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea, as she...

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