We discussed the need to expand trade and open markets across the region.
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Graham and three other Senate Democrats from the South -- John Edwards of North Carolina, Zell Miller of Georgia and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina -- have all decided to leave next year, forcing the party to defend four open seats in a region that's increasingly Republican.
Indigenous groups from the Amazon region have marched for 700km (430 miles) to protest against plans for an open-cast copper mine in their region.
In any event, Plan Colombia has reminded Brazil that its remote northern border region is wide open.
It also said Arab countries in that region should be open to having dialogues with other parties about the fight against piracy.
It already takes about a quarter of our exports, and those exports are expected to increase as the region grows and as they pursue balanced growth as the region becomes more open to our exports.
The region's more open systems - Thailand and the Philippines- have also been able to maintain political stability because their democratic mechanisms were permitted to function.
If Mr Clinton's envoy reports progress on these immediate issues, the way will be open for a tour of the region by his secretary of state, Madeleine Albright (see article).
More fundamentally, however, South Korea's best bet is to continue liberalising and cleaning up its economy and establish itself as the most open and globally minded outpost in the region.
For their part, Singapore and the Philippines, which have been less affected by the economic tribulations of the region and are continuing to open up their economies, are also wary of Dr Mahathir's ideas.
Yet another open seat yawns in the impoverished Delta region in the south-east, where Marion Berry, a Clinton administration official who won his seat in 1996, also bowed out of a re-election bid in late January for health reasons.
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We believe Rock4Life will be the biggest open air concert to be staged in the region.
From cultural nuances to a skewed perception of what it entails, there are many reasons why companies in the region consistently shy away from being open and transparent.
Federico Bloch, a Salvadorean who controls all the airlines that matter in the region, has assented to an open-skies agreement with the United States that will pit him against the big American airlines.
Authorities, under fire for responding too slowly to two major earthquakes in 1999, said they had rushed mobile hospitals, prefabricated homes, food and blankets to the region and set up makeshift, open-air first aid posts to treat the injured.
Blatter said the executive committee rejected a proposal from CONCACAF to restrict the competition to the North America region for the 2018 tournament and then open it up.
Farmers in the region sell their soyabeans to intermediaries in open auctions at government-regulated wholesale markets called mandis, a system that was set up in order to protect farmers from unscrupulous buyers.
The retailer also plans to open its affordable luxury brand store Banana Republic in the region.
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Faced with pressures to recast Asian ways and open up more to foreign inroads, how can the region safeguard its freedom and identity?
Kuala Lumpur's new airport, to open next year, is advertised as the biggest in the region.
China's figures for the first half of this year show that 40% of tourist visas were granted to independent travelers--indicating tacit approval from above as Chinese tourists continue to open their wallets--and minds--around the region.
Japan and the United States are working with partners in the region to strengthen institutions and foster networks that are open, inclusive, and support internationally accepted rules and norms, including through fora such as the East Asia Summit (EAS) and APEC.
Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley region closed down its old dairy and chicken farms to open the Utopia Orchid Park.
The region's main access road was also expected to open partially on Monday, ABC News reported, and boats were due to deliver goods.
It is significant that financial institutions in Hong Kong and Singapore, both of which are wide open to foreign financial companies, have been able to withstand the region's turmoil.
Resorts across the Alpine region have had to postpone opening and even those that are open have a limited number of usable slopes.
Universities and business schools in the region are responding to the challenge by extending their offerings in open and customized executive education courses.
It marks a sharp change in sentiment compared with reactions to previous disasters that prompted residents to open their wallets, such as a devastating earthquake that struck the Sichuan region in 2008, killing 90, 000 people.
First he cut through feeble Sale defence to open his account with the Blues in only his second appearance for the Welsh region.
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