EU leaders urged to help Iraq but tensions linger
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BRUSSELS  - European leaders heard an appeal from Iraq&#39;s interim leader to come to his country&#39;s aid and to overcome past divisions, but tensions remained as they wrapped up a two-day summit.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union leaders gave Iraq assurances of "strong support" in a draft statement Friday and said they would offer Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi the prospect of aid and a special trade deal.
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Leaders meeting on Iraq's future plan to give strong backing to the interim government's war against insurgents, but won't set a deadline for withdrawing U.S.-led forces from Iraq &#151; despite a push by France and some Arab countries.
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European Union leaders have offered &quot;strong support&quot; for Iraq&#39;s interim government, including more technical assistance and the possibility of a trade deal.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and other high ranking officials sought to reassure Iraqis after Fridayâs pet market bombings.
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Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Haditha. America&#039;s problems with Iraq are casting a long shadow over President Bush&#039;s meeting with European Union leaders this week.
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European Union leaders were to lunch with interim Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi on Friday at the conclusion of a two-day summit aimed at taking a further step towards overcoming their divisions over the Iraq war.
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In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training mission as "hurting the credibility and cohesion" of the military alliance.
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BRUSSELS -- In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training mission as ''hurting the credibility and cohesion&quot; of the military alliance.
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European governments should put divisions over Iraq behind them and join in helping the United States restore order there, the European Union's incoming chief executive said in an interview published Friday.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 16 (IPS) - The European Union and some of its largest member  states have reaffirmed their support for Iraq this week under the  gaze of Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawar and amid  rising tensions in the country.
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US President George W. Bush must ``reach out&#39;&#39; to European leaders angry over the Iraq war, who in turn should work with Bush to promote democracy, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will say.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has made a plea for Europe to reconcile with the United States after their bitter division over the US-led war in Iraq.
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.Comment
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The European Union urged re-elected  President Bush on Friday to make a fresh start in transatlantic  cooperation, but internal EU differences over ties with  Washington refused to die down.
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Brussels: EU leaders will present a reconstruction aid package to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday, as the bloc seeks a fresh start with US President George W. Bush after bitter internal divisions over Iraq.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.