French-U.S. cooperation may bring peace
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Different approaches, same goal &#151; that's how both American and French diplomats are describing their joint efforts to end the fighting in Lebanon.
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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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The US and French governments are working on plans for French President Jacques Chirac to visit Washington and meet with his US counterpart George W. Bush, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a news ...
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France and Belgium, two of the most vocal critics of the U.S. war in Iraq, would not agree Friday to a planned expansion of NATO's military training mission in Iraq, but officials were confident that a deal could be reached within coming days.
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Twin goals of U.S.-European relations and achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians may conflict in the coming year, administration and European officials say.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier called for a "new relationship" with the United States but warned that a better alliance did not mean allegiance.
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The U.S. and France agreed Saturday on a draft Security Council resolution that seeks a full halt to fighting in Lebanon, breaking a three-week impasse caused partly by Washington's refusal to press Israel to end its offensive against Hezbollah.
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Relaunching the Middle East peace process will be a test of U.S. relations with Europe, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday.
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BEIRUT, Oct 20  - The United States and France said Wednesday that the government that replaces outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri should be able to make political decisions free of foreign interference.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and develop options for merging the missions.
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Maybe "freedom fries" taste better in France. After political squabbles over the Iraq war soured U.S.-French relations, more American tourists are visiting Paris this year, tourism officials say.
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The promise of a new French base in the United Arab Emirates is the latest sign that Arab Gulf countries are expanding their commercial and military contacts to bolster security without appearing too dependent on 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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President Jacques Chirac crossed the English Channel to say on Thursday that France was ready to cooperate with the United States and Britain to make the world more stable, just and prosperous.
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LOS ANGELES  - The French are no longer  alone.
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After weeks of inaction, the United States and France appeared close to breaking a deadlock on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and a U.S. diplomat said there could be a vote on Friday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has helped create a better climate between the United States and Europe and could help a diplomatic effort to support Iraq, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried told a newspaper.