Clinton sets 12-day mission to Asia
WASHINGTON. July 15. KAZINFORM Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton begins 12 days of travel July 15 to Turkey, Greece, India, Indonesia and Hong Kong to discuss a range of issues including the conflict in Libya, economic development and trade in Southeast Asia and regional security.
According to the US Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan, the secretary begins her trip in Istanbul for meetings with the Contact Group on Libya and with Turkish officials, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
"The contact group meetings allow the international community to come together and coordinate views on our next steps with respect to Libya," Nuland said July 8. "They'll also allow us to further assess international progress in implementing [U.N. Security Council resolutions] 1970 and 1973 as part of our efforts to protect civilians and to facilitate the start of an inclusive Libyan national dialogue that will lead to the country's reconciliation and reconstruction."
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