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Dutch Premier quits Dutch government tumbled on Saturday after coalition parties fail to agree on NATO request to extend the Netherlands' military mission in Afghanistan. Later today, I will offer to her majesty the Queen the resignations of the ministers and deputy ministers of the (Labour Party) PvdA," premier Jan Peter
Balkenende told journalists in The Hague.He said he would also "make available" the portfolios of the remaining cabinet ministers of his own Christian Democratic Appeal, the majority coalition partner, as well as the smaller Christian Union.
Balkenende made the announcement after more than 16 hours of crunch talks failed to save the centre-left coalition he has led since February 2007.

Prss release:Group of Rio 24

Group of Rio meet that begins Saturday to Tuesday in
Playa del Carmen,a resort city on Mexico's Caribbean coast, looks set
to focus on aid to crisis in Rio nations, specially Caribbean nation
Haiti, struck by an tremblor on Jan. 12 that measured 7.3 on the
Richter scale and killed more than 200,000 residents. The summit to
add Caribbean island nations to the existing Group of Rio 24 - nation membership with Six of Caricom's 15 members are also Rio members on an individual basis. Foreign Ministers from 31 nations began a meeting that included all the members of Group of Rio and the Caribbean Community, apart from St. Vincent, in Playa del Carmen on Saturday.

Press release: Yanukovich, on a legitimate victory.

Tymoshenko,the present Prime Minister withdrew her election case and the Supreme court has closed the case. But she has not conceded.She said once again that Viktor Yanukovich will never be considered Ukraine's legitimately elected president.In contrast to her fellow Orange Revolutionary - incumbent Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Saturday congratulated his long-time rival, Mr Yanukovich, on a legitimate victory.