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months of verbal sparring that
ushed tensions on the Korean
JdJ Peninsula to their highest level
in years.
There was no immediate word
of any progress, with U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State James
kelly, leader of the American del
ation, saying only, "No words
today, thank you."
But Secretary of State Colin
owell set the bar low, saying no
iroposals would be made dur-
ng the meetings, which contin-
je through Friday.
“In this first set of meetings,
lothing is being put on the
able," Powell told CBS. "We'll
)egin a set of discussions. They
hear what we think about
:he situation.
: rance defends its
opposition to war
PARIS (AP) — France on
Wednesday defended its opposi-
:ion to the Iraq war, despite a
ivarning from Secretary of State
lolin Powell that Paris could
ace consequences for its stance.
Foreign Minister Dominique
le Villepin said France would
ontinue to uphold its princi-
les. "Throughout the Iraq crisis,
ranee, along with a very large
najority of the international
ommunity, acted in conformity
ivith its convictions and its prin-
iples to defend international
aw," the Foreign Ministry quot-
d de Villepin as saying.
"It will continue to do so in all
ircumstances," said de Villepin,
jtoho was in Turkey and Jordan
'jon Wednesday en route to Iran.
In an interview Tuesday on
BS, Powell said France would
face consequences for opposing
the United States.
"We have to look at all aspects
of our relationship with France
in light of this," Powell said on
"The Charlie Rose Show."
Cyprus border opens
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — For the
first time in three decades, Greek
and Turkish Cypriots crossed from
one side of their war-divided
island to the other Wednesday, a
symbolic moment in efforts
toward a peace settlement.
Two days earlier, the Turkish
side announced it was lifting its
long-standing travel ban, a ges
ture that came after it was
blamed for quashing a U.N.
peace deal.
"I'm delighted," said Ahmet
Osduran, the first Turkish Cypriot
to cross the Greek Cypriot police
checkpoint. He was going to visit
lis old home on the other side of
Nicosia for the first time "in so
many years."
The rescue work on the
deadlier sinking was suspend
ed after a new storm on
Tuesday night that toppled
many trees and electricity
poles, plunging parts of the
capital city into darkness.
Rescue workers partially lift
ed the sunken boat from the
river bed and towed it closer to
shore. Authorities have ordered
another salvage ship to try to
completely lift the boat, where
many bodies are believed to be
trapped inside.
More than 200 people still
were missing from that ferry.
Survivors said the ferry’s
crew ignored passengers’ pleas
to return to shore as bad weath
er approached. They said dark
clouds enveloped the river when
the storm hit.
“We pleaded with the crew
to turn and steer the boat closer
to shore. But they ignored us
and told us get back to our cab
ins,” said Mohammad Iqbal..
Bangladesh media reports
said the ferry was carrying up to
400 passengers, but some man-
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aged to swim ashore.
“The death toll is certain to
rise,” said Selim Newaz
Chowdhury, public relations
officer at the Bangladesh Fire
Brigade, which is conducting
the rescue work. “No one really
knows how many people were
on board the ferry or how many
of them survived.”
Ferries in Bangladesh do not
always keep a list of passengers,
making it difficult to determine
the exact number.
In response to the two acci
dents, the government banned
nighttime travel by ferries and
other river vessels during the
April-May storm season, the
Shipping Ministry said.
Authorities also ordered
inquiries into the two disasters.
The accidents occurred as
strong winds and rain lashed the
South Asian country. During
storms in the north Monday, at
least a dozen people were killed
and hundreds of flimsy homes
were damaged by falling trees
and electricity poles.
Tropical storms are common
this time of year in Bangladesh,
a delta nation of 130 million
people, as are boating accidents.
On Sunday, storms killed at
least seven people and injured
50 others, officials and news
reports said.
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