U.S., France talk of better ties on D-Day anniversary
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The United States and France called on Wednesday for a closer friendship after years of strained relations over Iraq as they marked the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day invasion that broke the Nazi hold on Europe.
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President Bush will meet French  President Jacques Chirac in Brussels in February as the two  governments try to embark on a new start in relations strained  by the Iraq war.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a strong Europe and for friendship with the United States in his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.
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LONDON -- Marking the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic agreement that ended centuries of war and conflict between France and Britain, President Jacques Chirac of France yesterday began a two-day visit with Prime Minister Tony Blair by citing the issues that bind the two countries as well as those that divide them.
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US and Haitian officials have discussed ending the 13-year arms embargo against the troubled Caribbean nation, Haitian radio reported Thursday.
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US President George W. Bush is capitalizing on anti-French sentiments that have emerged in the United States since Paris opposed last year's US-led attack on Iraq, suggesting that opponent John Kerry would give France a veto over US policy.
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France wants its NATO partners to set up a "contact group" to review and reorganize the alliance's mission in Afghanistan, President Jacques Chirac said in remarks released on Nov.Comment
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France on Saturday marked what President Jacques Chirac called a &quot;sad anniversary&quot; -- 100 days since two French reporters were taken hostage in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is traveling to France this week, will press NATO countries to reduce political interference in the alliance's military operations, a US defense official said yesterday.
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PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis the day the
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Jacques Chirac told Oxford students today that France&#39;s relations with Britain were as important to it as its ties with Germany, despite recent disagreements over the war in Iraq.
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The United States and France on Friday stressed their diplomatic efforts to end Iran's suspected nuclear arms program as major powers met to discuss possible new U.N. sanctions against Tehran.
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French President Jacques Chirac said he hoped 2005 would be a year of "trust" with his re-elected US counterpart, George W. Bush, as the two men -- who have had chilled ties since the US-led war on Iraq -- looked ahead to several years of sharing the world stage.
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Attention will inevitably focus on the relationship between France and Britain following the split over the Iraq war and on Britainâs closeness with the United States.
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WASHINGTON France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible US troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning for a meeting that has drawn mixed reactions.
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France called for a new start to relations with the United States on Wednesday after a long chill over the Iraq war and said the countries' leaders should talk more often.
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France on Saturday marked what President Jacques Chirac called a sad anniversary -- 100 days since two French reporters were taken hostage in Iraq.