France and Germany send tough message to Syria
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France and Germany have turned up the pressure on Syria, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief will urge Syria on Wednesday to do more to help ease tensions in Lebanon and Iraq during a visit that will end a two-year freeze on high-level EU contacts with Damascus.
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Syria is unwilling to put pressure on its Lebanon allies in the crisis that has left it without a president for over a month, Information Minister Mohsen Bilal said in comments published on Monday.
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International pressure mounted on Syria to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.
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Syria halts co-operation with France on the Lebanese crisis in an escalating row, Syria's foreign minister announces.
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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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The French government's note of alarm isn't  directed solely towards Tehran but Russia and China too
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The German and Saudi foreign ministers called on Syria to help clear the way for the election of a new Lebanese president, the German Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called here on Monday for more transparency on international finance markets.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint call here on Monday for greater regulation of international financial markets.
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Syria said on Wednesday it was suspending diplomatic cooperation with France on ending the political crisis in Lebanon, after similar action by Paris.
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France has asked the United States to give it access &quot;as soon as possible&quot; to the freed Syrian driver of two French reporters being held hostage in Iraq, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier revealed.
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France and the United States agree there  is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an  honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on  Wednesday.
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France is the latest country to lose patience with Syria, the country that holds the key to ending Lebanon's political impasse
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Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed 'in principle' to a European presence on its border to halt arms shipments to Hezbollah, while Pakistan said Saturday that it would send hundreds of army engineers to ...
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European countries are adopting tougher tactics to combat terrorism, but cooperation remains a challenge.
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The United States and Europe must talk to Syria and Iran if they want a comprehensive solution to Iraq and other Middle East conflicts, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Friday.