China criticises Taiwan over UN referendum
China warned Saturday that Taiwan’s decision to
hold a referendum on its bid for UN membership could threaten peace
in the Asia-Pacific region, state media said. Taiwan announced on
Friday it would hold two referendum on bidding to join the world
body at the same time as presidential elections next month.
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Japan to invite Asian nations to G8 summit
Japan is considering inviting Asian countries,
including China and ASEAN states, to this year’s G8 summit, a
newspaper reported Sunday. Japan will host the summit in Toyako, a
lakeside resort on the northern island of Hokkaido, from July 7 to
9.
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Pakistani, Indian ministers to visit Iran over pipeline
Iran said on Saturday that the petroleum
ministers of India and Pakistan would come to Tehran later this
month to discuss a multi-billion dollar project to transport Iranian
gas to India via Pakistan.
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