Peace must be &#39;imposed&#39; on I Coast, says France
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PARIS, Nov 16  - Peace must be &quot;imposed&quot; on Ivory Coast if the warring sides there refuse to abide by a ceasefire, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Tuesday, hailing sanctions voted by the UN Security Council against the west African state.
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Laurent Gbagbo calls for calm after anti-French riots and justifies attacks that left nine French peacekeepers dead.
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FranceÂs leader said today that those seeking talks with Tehran should drop their insistence that it halt uranium enrichment before talks begin.
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France is ready to rejoin NATO&#39;s  military command structure provided European defense  integration moves forward and the U.S.-led alliance reserves  top positions for the French, President Nicolas Sarkozy was  quoted on Monday as saying.
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France's Jacques Chirac says global powers must recognise the new reality of an interdependent world.
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French president Jacques Chirac delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 3 February.Comment
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot- Marie said French citizens living in Ivory Coast won&#39;t be repatriated because the situation there is getting calmer.
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France urged the international community on Friday to back a new national unity government formed by rival Palestinian factions and other EU countries were cautiously positive on the accord.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling on members of la Francophonie to play a key role in easing tensions around the world.Comment
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France will act "tirelessly" to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreigners in Ivory Coast, President Jacques Chirac said Friday.
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France does not believe claims by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country&#39;s nuclear activities are peaceful, President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s office said Thursday.
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France says an international summit on Iraq, proposed by Colin Powell, must debate a US withdrawal.
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The international community cannot afford to lose the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday on a quick visit to the insurgency-hit country.
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Last year&#39;s US-led invasion of Iraq and ousting of President Saddam Hussein has made the world more dangerous, French President Jacques Chirac said on the eve of a state visit to key US ally Britain.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Monday his ministry takes the overseas French citizens&#39; security as its first priority following the killing of a Frenchman in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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France's foreign minister appeared Tuesday to soften his weekend warning of war with Iran if it develops nuclear weapons, emphasizing instead the need to "negotiate, negotiate, negotiate without respite."
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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a clear timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq as he outlined an assertive role for France in other world hotspots.