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Article: Mideast peace conference opens in Rome
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 26, 2006
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Mideast peace conference opens in Rome
ROME, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A special conference opened in Rome on
Wednesday in a bid to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the
radical Shi'ite movement Hezbollah and stem the humanitarian
catastrophe unraveling in Lebanon,
"We're here to restore peace and stability to Lebanon in a context
of security for Israel," Italian Premier Romano Prodi said ahead of
the conference.
Foreign ministers from 15 countries, including Lebanon, are
present at the conference, co-chaired by United States Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice and Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema.
But Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are not represented at the meeting.
D'Alema called ...