Peace
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Jan- 2018 -11 January
Italy foreign minister to visit Ukraine and Russia as OSCE chair to “intensify” negotiations to end conflict
Italy's foreign minister said he will visit Ukraine and Russia as OSCE chair to "intensify" efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine
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10 January
Colombia president suspends peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended peace talks with ELN rebels in response to what he said were guerrilla attacks
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9 January
North and South Korea agree to restore military hotline after 2 years
North and South Korea agreed to restore a military hotline that had been closed for nearly two years after a cross-border phone link was reopened
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Dec- 2017 -26 December
Syrian rebels reject Russia-led peace initiative
More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next month in Sochi on ending Syria's war.
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22 December
Major powers seek to hold Sochi congress for Syria in late January
Powerbrokers agreed to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Sochi in late January to speed up a political settlement for the war
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21 December
South Sudan warring parties agree ceasefire, African Union chair says
South Sudan's government and several armed groups agreed a ceasefire from December 24, the latest push to end a four year war
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21 December
New peace talks on Syria begin in the Kazakh capital
A new round of Syria peace talks backed by powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey kicked off in Kazakhstan's capital Astana Thursday, the Central Asian country's foreign ministry said.
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14 December
‘Golden opportunity missed’ at Syria peace talks – UN mediator
The latest round of Syria peace talks in Geneva was a "golden opportunity missed," the country's U.N. mediator lamented Thursday.
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7 December
Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday
Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
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5 December
Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation
U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources said have yet to determine if they will return.
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