U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari late Sunday night and discussed ways to ease the tension of bilateral ties that surfaced after the U.S. military helicopters raided a compound in the city of Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden.

“Both agreed to resolve the issues amicably and move forward,” a statement from the president office said. “The two discussed present situation in the aftermath of the Abbottabad operation.”

The president, in the statement, apprised Clinton of the concerns expressed by Pakistan’s Parliament over the operation.

Hillary Clinton called the Pakistani president as U.S. influential senator John Kerry met Pakistan’s army chief and will meet more Pakistani leaders on Monday.

Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani apprised Senator John Kerry about “intense feelings of rank and file of Pakistan Army” on U.S. unilateral raid at Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden, an army statement said.

John Kerry, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrived late Sunday night and met with the Pakistan army chief to try to get back on track the relations deteriorated after the U.S. action.

Learn Chinese, Learn mandarin, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About Chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, HSK, HSK exam, Chinese Exam Preparation, China Business, China Travel, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing

The “Angkor Sentinel 2011″ multinational peacekeeping military exercise kicked off Monday at Cambodia’s military commanding headquarters in Kampong Speu province, some 50 kilometers west of Phnom Penh, a senior military official said Monday.

The exercise, co-hosted by the United States, involves 300 members of the Cambodian armed forces, 200 ones of the U.S. Army Pacific, and some others from Mongolia, Indonesia and Nepal, said Lt. Gen. Chhum Socheat, the spokesman for Cambodian Defense Ministry.

“It’s to strengthen and expand cooperation between Cambodia and the United States in peacekeeping operations and humanitarian activities,” he said.

The 12-day training (May 16-27) focuses on command post exercise, engineering work such as building school and hospital, humanitarian affairs, rescues and medical treatment, he said.

“Angkor Sentinel 2011″ is a part of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) program, the United Nations Peacekeeping framework for strengthening peace and security.

This is the second consecutive year that Cambodia has hosted the event, he said.

Learn Chinese, Learn mandarin, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About Chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, HSK, HSK exam, Chinese Exam Preparation, China Business, China Travel, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing

A helicopter, belonging to the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had a hard landing in southern Afghan province Kandahar on Monday, a press release from ISAF said.

The landing site, in Panjwa’i district of Kandahar province, some 450 km south of Afghan capital Kabul, “has been secured and all personnel are accounted for,” according to the press release.

There are no casualties reported, and “the cause of the incident is under investigation,” read the press release.

The Kandahar province is the main battle field where the Afghan security forces and ISAF have been chasing Taliban. However, ” there are no reports of enemy fire in the area,” said the ISAF press release.

Learn Chinese, Learn mandarin, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About Chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, HSK, HSK exam, Chinese Exam Preparation, China Business, China Travel, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing