French minister defends close U.S. ties
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Conservative French presidential  frontrunner and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy defended in  an interview his pro-American views and warned that France was  just as vulnerable as the United States to terrorism.
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Israel&#39;s foreign minister praised France on Tuesday for taking steps to stem a four-year wave of violence against French Jews that shows no signs of easing.
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A top aide to the French president telephoned Syria's foreign minister on Monday, a day after Nicholas Sarkozy announced suspension of diplomatic contacts with Syria over its role in Lebanon.
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PARIS, June 25 -- Beneath nude cherubs on a gilt ceiling and before flashing cameras at ground level, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner seemed not to know whether to kiss Condoleezza Rice or shake her hand.
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"I'm worried about the growing attacks that France is deploying against its European allies, against the Germans, the Luxembourgers, against all of the European countries."  France faces thinly concealed and growing frustration from Paris' European partners, irked at President Nicolas Sarkozy's strident position towards EU spending limits and attacks on the ECB. via Raw Story
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France dismissed accusations made in an official US report that French businessmen and politicians received bribes from Saddam Hussein in order to influence government policy on Iraq, with the foreign ministry describing them as &quot;unverified.&quot;
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Statement from French president's office ends months of speculation over state of marriage.
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MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - The U.S. and French presidents forged a common front against Iran's nuclear ambitions on Wednesday, signaling a further warming of once-chilly relations between Washington and Paris.
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France's finance minister said he would use a visit to Berlin on Thursday to iron out "misunderstandings" over his interventions to protect French companies, which have irked German politicians and business ...
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PARIS Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is hoping to improve relations between the U-S and France.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, yesterday called for closer defense coopera-tion between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao ...
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It's not every day that pro-American sentiments are uttered with a French accent.
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French Economy Minister Thierry Breton defended on Sunday the massive restructuring programme at Franco-German aircraft maker Airbus, saying the cuts were needed in order to compete with US rival Boeing.
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France, one of the harshest critics of the war that brought down Saddam Hussein, stressed it would not commit troops for Iraq despite appeals from the United States and United Nations.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner  has said he supports talks between Iran and the U.N.&#39;s nuclear  watchdog about Tehran&#39;s atomic program, but the dialogue should  not drag on for years.
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France issued an implicit criticism of   U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on   terror."
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France's finance minister said he would use a visit to Berlin on Thursday to iron out "misunderstandings" over his interventions to protect French companies, which have irked German politicians and business leaders.