daily briefing of May 18, 2007 of U.S. Marine Corps forces in the Pacific, John Goodman, military exercises was a positive overture.
Does this reflect the official U.S. position?
Goodman indicated, China's outreach in the region offers an opportunity. As with our own efforts to engage the Chinese military, we believe interaction between the People's military modernization process, as well as its military capabilities and doctrine. This can of course be positive, bilateral relationships with the nations of Southeast Asia, security issues, especially through the ASEAN Regional Forum China and ASEAN.
As an inclusive venue for Asia-Pacific security and military issues, ARF provides valuable - Prof. Rami Zurayk writes from Lebanon: Palestinian civilians from the Nahr el Bared camp in North Lebanon are paying the price of years of sectarian buildup between the Lebanese Government and the Opposition. The Lebanese army and a small radical Sunni Muslim militia have been fighting for over 3 days in the North of the country.
Since the night of May 21, the Lebanese army has been besieging and shelling the Palestinian Camp of Nahr el Bared, where the militiamen have their stronghold. Fish is to the Pacific what oil is to the Middle East. This week, May 14-18, Pacific Trade Ministers and officials meet in Nadi to discuss their trade options with the EU.
Whilst agreements over trade in agriculture, tourism and finance are on the table...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated José Ramos-Horta on his inauguration as President of Timor-Leste. "Dr. Ramos-Horta's relationship with the United Nations is already solid and long-standing, and I look forward to .
.. Following a deadly attack on an aid ship in the waters off Somalia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for international action against piracy, warning that it is seriously threatening relief deliveries to the country.
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