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![Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick with Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People, January 24, 2006. [U.S. Embassy Beijing photo]](/all/20060125030356im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_01_24_china2_1402.jpg) China: Playing a Positive Role in International Systems
Deputy Secretary Zoellick (Jan. 24): "I wanted to come to China to discuss how I would suggest that China could play a very positive role in the international system, from issues dealing with nonproliferation to energy security to counterterrorism, avian influenza, the Asia-Pacific Partnership and climate change initiative." full text | photos | more on trip to Japan and China
![Syria's United Nations Ambassador Fayssal Mekdad, at end of the circular table, foreground left, addrreses the UN Security Council, Tuesday Oct. 25, 2005. [© AP/WWP File Photo]](/all/20060125030356im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0124_syria_140.jpg) U.S. Urges Syria to Comply With UN Resolutions
Department Spokesman Sean McCormack (Jan. 24): "We urge the Syrian regime to change its behavior, to comply with UN Security Council resolutions, and also to comply with the wishes of fellow leaders in the region." watch | listen | read
 Online Discussion: The Way Forward in Iraq
James Jeffrey, Senior Advisor to Secretary Rice and Coordinator for Iraq Policy will discuss "The Way Forward in Iraq: An Integrated Political-Military-Economic Strategy." Ambassador Jeffrey will answer questions this Thursday at 4:00 PM. Ask your question now
| | | | | I N O T H E R N E W S | | | | |  President Bush (Jan. 24) "I think the relationship with Pakistan is a vital relationship for the United States, and I want to thank the Prime Minister, and thank the President, for working closely with us on a variety of issues. We're working closely to defeat the terrorists who would like to harm America and harm Pakistan."
Secretary Rice (Jan. 23): "The key here is for an international response that will deal with a very real threat of an Iranian regime that may be, indeed, dedicated to the creation of a nuclear weapon under cover of peaceful nuclear uses." watch | listen | read
| | Noting the return to relative calm in Côte d’Ivoire, the United States remains concerned about the impact of the recent violence on the peace process and the provision of humanitarian assistance.
Under Secretary Burns (Jan. 23): "The actions of the last several weeks (in Sri Lanka) would indicate that LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is bent on provoking violence, as it commits violence, as it kills innocent people. And so, if we see that kind of terrorism anywhere in the world I think all of us, as democratic citizens, need to reject it and need to call upon those who perpetrate it to stand down." more on trip to the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
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