France&#39;s Chirac makes historic Libya trip
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French President Jacques Chirac, arriving Wednesday in Libya for the first visit there by a French head of state in more than half a century, said that turbulent times
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French President Jacques Chirac lead a delegation of business leaders on a trip to oil-rich Libya Wednesday hoping to expand trade ties.
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France's first lady visited Libya Sunday and met its leader Moammar Gadhafi to press for the repatriation of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor imprisoned for allegedly infecting Libyan children with the AIDS virus, French media and Libyan officials said.
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PARIS, Aug 27 (IPS) - When the government of Libyan leader Muammar  Gaddafi freed five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor  after eight years in prison last month, it marked not only the  latest twist in Gaddafi's idiosyncratic rule, but was seen  as the opening salvo of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's  new diplomatic modus operandi in Africa and beyond.
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France's first lady, CÃ©cilia Sarkozy, yesterday made her first foray into international diplomacy, travelling alone to Libya for talks with Colonel Muammar Gadafy and meeting the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly infecting children with HIV.
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French president Jacques Chirac enjoyed a day of lavish hospitality as he visited Britain to celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale.
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Pakistanâs President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was to meet with Franceâs president today, concluding a trip that has taken him to London, Washington and Latin America.
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CHENGDU, China, Oct 8  - French President Jacques Chirac arrived in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Friday for a four-day state visit centred on economic cooperation.
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President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya on the first-ever visit by a French head of state, confirming maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi's gradual return to international respectability.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Tripoli to pave the way for a visit &quot;before the end of the year&quot; by President Jacques Chirac -- the first by a French head of state to the north African country for more than two decades.
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began his first official trip to Spain Saturday with a private visit to a luxury country resort hotel after arriving from France where he sealed business deals worth billions of dollars.Gadhafi, who was long a vocal champion of armed struggle and a sponsor of state terrorism, is keen to restore normal relations with European countries after renouncing terrorism and nuclear weapons.The Libyan leader and an entourage numbering at least 200 arrived at Seville airport from France aboard three aircraft and sped away in dozens of cars to the secluded Hacienda La Boticaria hotel, 11 miles southeast of Seville. Read more
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Wednesday that President Jacques Chirac has accepted an invitation to visit Libya this year.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya at the start of an African tour for talks with Moamer Kadhafi on a visit expected to see a major energy deal sealed.
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French President Jacques Chirac, continuing his official visit to Britain, hailed &quot;a very strong historical link&quot; between London and Paris, while arguing his case for a &quot;multipolar and interdependent world&quot;.
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French President Jacques Chirac arrived in London on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at marking the 100 anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a 1904 pact that ended centuries
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French President Jacques Chirac, on the first visit to Libya by a French head of state in more than half a century, said Wednesday that turbulent times were over and a &quot;true partnership&quot; was ahead.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Tripoli to boost EU-Libya ties, after the release of six foreign medics.