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• EGYPT/SUMMIT VOA 31 May 2003 -- Egypt's foreign minister says his country expects positive moves toward regional peace to result from President Bush's meetings next week with Arab leaders.

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• USFK FORCE ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVES US Forces Korea Release 31 May 2003-- Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, Commander United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea, met with Cho, Young-kil, Minister of National Defense and Gen. Kim, Jong Hwan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss future force enhancements for U.S. Forces in Korea.
• SOFA JOINT COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING CONVENED TO ANNOUNCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO IMPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFA US Forces Korea Release 31 May 2003-- The Special Meeting for the SOFA Joint Committee was held at the Bilateral Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 30 May 2003. During this meeting, both the ROK and the US representatives evaluated the positive accomplishments that have been made so far to improve the implementation of SOFA since the deaths of the two girls last year and checked the progress of implementation so that measures agreed upon by the two sides can be executed without failure.
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary of Defense Wolfowitz Remarks at the IISS Asian Security Conference 31 May 2003
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with Yusuke Takahashi, NHK Television 31 May 2003
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary of Defense Wolfowitz Interview with Michael Dwyer, Australian Broadcasting 31 May 2003
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Roundtable with Singapore Media 31 May 2003
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with Maria Ressa, CNN International 31 May 2003
• Rice Says U.S. Desires to Spread Freedom, Make World More Secure Washington File 31 May 2003 -- National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, in an interview in Washington with foreign print journalists May 29, on the eve of President Bush's departure on a trip to Europe and the Middle East, said the United States bears "a disproportionate responsibility" for the security of the international community, and U.S. actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the war on terror are motivated by the desire "to make the world more secure" and to try to spread freedom.
• Bush Calls For U.S.-European Cooperation on Terror, Disease, Hunger Washington File 31 May 2003 -- President Bush, in his May 31 radio address to the nation, described U.S. initiatives to fight terrorism, end hunger and disease, and alleviate poverty around the world, and welcomed European participation in those efforts.
• Bush Urges NATO Nations to Unite in Fight Against Terrorism Washington File 31 May 2003 -- President Bush, speaking to the people of Poland from Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow May 31, urged nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, both new and old, to work together to meet the threat of global terrorism.
• During Polish Visit, Bush Calls for Strong, Undivided NATO AFPS 31 May 2003 -- President Bush thanked Poland for its strong support in the global war on terror and for its aid in Iraq. He said NATO, European and other countries must cooperate to build a world of freedom and peace.
• Malaysia strongly opposes plan to establish US bases IRNA 31 May 2003 -- Malaysia will strongly oppose the suggestion that US bases be established in the country, Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said.
• Perimeters Secured as Security Squadron Is Commissioned Navy Newsstand 31 May 2003-- May 23 at 10 a.m., Mobile Security Squadron 3 was inaugurated into the naval fleet at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., in Building 209.

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• BUSH/PUTIN O'NITER VOA 31 May 2003 -- President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to try and invigorate relations between their two countries following weeks of strong disagreement over the U-S-led war in Iraq. The two leaders will hold a brief meeting Sunday in St. Petersburg, before heading to France for a summit of the G-8.
• BURMA/SUU KYI ARREST VOA 31 May 2003 -- The military government in Burma says it has placed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than a dozen members of her party in "protective custody" in the northern part of the country. The government says the detentions follow clashes in which four people were reportedly killed and scores were wounded.
• BUSH - POLAND VOA 31 May 2003 -- President Bush says it is time for the United States and Europe to put differences aside, and come together in the defense of liberty. He spoke in Krakow, Poland - - the first stop on a weeklong tour of Europe and the Middle East.
• ASIA/SARS VOA 31 May 2003 -- Residents in several countries across Asia are hopeful amid indications that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in the region is on the decline. But officials in China, Taiwan and Singapore remain on guard against a recurrence of the disease.
• G-8 SUMMIT/SCENESETTER VOA 31 May 2003 -- Leaders of the seven major industrialized countries and Russia, known as the Group of Eight, converge Sunday on the French alpine resort of Evian to discuss international security threats and the sorry state of the global economy. But the main focus of the meeting will be on mending ties strained by the U-S- led invasion of Iraq, which split the G-8 into two camps.
• RUSSIA/E-U/PUTIN VOA 31 May 2003 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and European leaders are pledging to expand their strategic partnership on the basis of one Europe for all.
• TOGO/ELECTIONS VOA 31 May 2003 -- Main opposition leaders in Togo are rejecting an offer to join a national unity government. The offer was made ahead of Sunday's presidential election by President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Africa's longest ruling leader.