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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Feb. 21

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SEOUL -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it will place its focus on talks for the denuclearized Korean Peninsula after the end of the 23rd Winter Olympics, which are going on in the country's east county of PyeongChang.

According to the ministry report submitted to the National Assembly, South Korea will focus its diplomatic efforts at a dialogue momentum, created by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s participation in the Winter Olympics, leading to the peace settlement on the peninsula and the peaceful resolution of the DPRK's nuclear issue. (SKorea-Korean Peninsula-Nuclear Issue)

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KABUL -- Over 76,400 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported from neighboring Pakistan and Iran since the beginning this year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) reported Wednesday.

"The total number of undocumented Afghan returnees since 1 January 2018 from Pakistan is now 3,032. In the same time period, 73,390 individuals returned or were deported from Iran," said IOM in a statement. (Afghanistan-Refugees-Return)

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CARACAS -- Venezuela on Tuesday invited the United Nations to send an observers team to oversee its presidential elections on April 22.

A formal invitation was delivered to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, president of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena, said. (Venezuela-Elections-UN)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with officials from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during the Winter Olympics in South Korea but Pyongyang canceled the meeting, U.S. media reported Tuesday, citing Pence's office.

Pence, who led the U.S. delegation to the Winter Games in South Korea's PyeongChang, was expected to meet with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, on Feb. 10. (US-DPRK-Mike Pence)

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HAVANA -- Cuban President Raul Castro met with a visiting delegation of U.S. senators and representatives here on Tuesday to exchange views on "issues of common interest" amid a setback in bilateral ties.

According to a short press release from the Cuban Government, Castro received the U.S. Congressional delegation led by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy at the presidential palace. (Cuba-US-Meeting) Enditem

 

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