The third step would be the signing of an agreement to "put an end to armed conflict", Mr de la Calle said, adding that the final agreement would be "put to the public".

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Mr Davutoglu points proudly to the recent signing of an agreement between Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria on the Nabucco pipeline that is meant to carry gas through these countries, reducing Europe's dependence on Russia.

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Other issues to be dealt with at the summit include the future of the Schengen agreement on the free movement of EU citizens, and the signing of an accession treaty between the EU and Croatia, allowing the ex-Yugoslav country to join the union in 2013.

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An early signing of a free-trade agreement between India and the ten-country Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected.

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The IRA ceasefire leading to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement brought embryonic peace to Northern Ireland and marked an end to 30-plus years of reporting on the Troubles by Panorama.

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Labour's shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Vernon Coaker, said the 15th anniversary was an opportunity "to reflect on the progress made since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, and to renew our commitment to working for peace and prosperity".

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The visit to Kyoto also featured the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Professor Hiroshi Matsumoto, President of Kyoto University, for the establishment of an internship programme to strengthen UNESCO's action -- "through many talented young women and men coming from one of the world's leading institutions of higher learning, a haven for Nobel Prize winners and Fields medallists" said Irina Bokova.

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An outline for that agreement is due to be in place by mid-February, with the signing of a deal to follow in September.

BBC: By the BBC's Richard Lister in Oslo