France ready to apologise to Iraq
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France's foreign minister offers to apologise to Iraq for seeming to meddle in its internal affairs.
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TONY BLAIR will be under pressure to say sorry today after claims that Iraq could have used weapons of mass destruction at 45 minutes&#39; notice was formally withdrawn.
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LONDON - British newspapers rapped French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday for reopening old wounds over Iraq on the eve of an official visit to Britain, but looked ahead to improved relations between the two European powers.
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PARIS - As France awaited word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials made clear that they expected to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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In 2003, France took an unforgettable beating.As the leader of global opposition to the Iraq war, it became the late-night comedian's punching bag.Comment
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France's foreign minister warned Monday against a "permanent repentance" for colonialism and said his country should invest more in oil-rich former colony Algeria.
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Tony Blair will publicly apologise to one of the Guildford Four families, the Secretary of State says.
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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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France will set no precondition for the international conference on Iraq scheduled on Nov. 22-23 in Egypt, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier declared Monday on French television news channel LCI.
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French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the âtrue friendshipâ between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.
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France called on Thursday for a better, more balanced relationship with Washington as diplomatic ties between the two recover slowly after they soured over Iraq.
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All Iraqi groups that renounce violence should be included in next month's international conference on Iraq, the French foreign minister said Monday.
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Tony Blair should apologise for the first Iraq war before starting a second one, Lib Dem Menzies Campbell says.
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England will seek to erase the pain of their defeat in Wales when they face France at Twickenham.
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French President Jacques Chirac toned down his criticism of Britain&#39;s role in the Iraq war as he arrived yesterday on a two-day visit celebrating the Entente
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France condemned Tuesday the suicideattack against Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim on Monday in Baghdad and called on the Iraqis to reject the violence.
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France is responding to a US report its leaders accepted bribes from Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime with dismay, denial and indignation.