A similar statement had been issued on Dec. 5, but attracted little attention.

一条类似的声明曾于12月5日出现过，但没有引起多少注意。

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Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday using similar language.

日本外务省在星期一发表声明表达了相同立场。

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Snow has also affected most of the area around the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath, Somerset, which issued a similar statement.

BBC: Snow latest across the UK

Also on Sunday, the government restated its offer to hold peace talks with the rebels - a day after they issued a similar statement.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron issued a similar joint statement today.

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