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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali begin talks in the Caribbean aimed at easing tensions over Caracas's claims on Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali begin talks in the Caribbean aimed at easing tensions over Caracas's claims on Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES
The government of Colombia and armed dissidents who broke off from what was once the nation's largest insurgency agree to renew a ceasefire and join peace talks. A joint statement did not specify how soon the ceasefire would take effect but said peace talks would subsequently begin between the government and the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), an insurgency that laid down arms in 2016. IMAGES
European Council President Charles Michel welcomes Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for peace talks hosted by the European Union in Brussels. The discussions, mediated by Michel and aimed at resolving the conflict for the control of Armenian-populated Karabakh, come at a time of renewed tensions after Azerbaijan closed the Lachin corridor, the sole land link between Karabakh and Armenia. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says he has convened a meeting between the leaders of Turkey and Sweden on the eve of a summit next week to push Stockholm's stalled membership bid. "On Monday, in Vilnius, I will convene a meeting with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Kristersson, as the next step in this process," Stoltenberg says after talks at NATO headquarters with foreign ministers from the two countries. SOUNDBITE
The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia kick off the latest round of EU-led talks as the long-time rivals come under increasing pressure to strike a deal to normalise ties. Images show Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, and Kosovo Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, holding separate bilateral talks with Josep Borrell, the EU's representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Ohrid, North Macedonia. IMAGES