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Monday, April 17, 2006 
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Deputy Secretary Zoellick (left) greets Alpha Oumar Konare, African Union Commission Chairperson
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Deputy Secretary Zoellick Welcomes African Union Chairperson Konare
Deputy Secretary Zoellick: "The African Union has been playing a very fundamental role in Sudan. The African Union forces, military forces, the AMIS mission have been acting with great courage and doing a tremendous job in Darfur. ...We want to follow up on the African Union's Peace and Security Council decision of March about transitioning to a UN force."
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Reactor building of Iran\'s Bushehr nuclear power plant as seen on February 26, 2006. [© AP/WWP File photo]U.S. Department of StateUnder Secretary Burns to Discuss Iran Issue With International Community
On April 18, Under Secretary Burns will represent the United States in discussions on Iran with representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Union, China, and Russia.  They will discuss the need for significant action by the United Nations Security Council in response to Iran's decision to accelerate enrichment research.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, and Canadian Foreign Minister Peter McKay shake hands after a press conference at the State Department on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. [© AP/WWP]U.S. Department of StateSecretary Rice Welcomes Canadian Foreign Minister
Secretary Rice: "...Our relationship with Canada is again a global relationship. It is one that uses our common values and our assets to try and affect change across the world."
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Sudanese refugees reach the Chad border after fleeing political violence in Darfur, Sudan in this July 9, 2004 photo. [© AP/WWP file photo]U.S. Department of StateU.S. Urges Chad to Resolve Crisis Through Peaceful Means
Department Spokesman Sean McCormack: "We are very much interested in seeing the political crisis in Chad resolved and that it is up to the people of Chad to resolve any political differences they may have within the confines of their law and through dialogue and peaceful means, not through use of violence. "

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