Chirac arrives in Libya for first ever visit by French head of state
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President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya in 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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TRIPOLI, Libya President Jacques Chirac of France arrived Wednesday in Tripoli in an attempt to formally end years of difficult relations between the two countries and open a new frontier for French business.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Khartoum on Sunday ahead of talks with President Omar al-Beshir on the crisis in war-torn Darfur.
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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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LONDON, England -- French President Jacques Chirac is in London for a state visit after reigniting a bitter row over the US-led invasion of Iraq, saying the US and Britain had made the world a more dangerous place.
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The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
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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 true partnership was ahead.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy heads Wednesday to Tripoli for strategic talks with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, ahead of his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as head of state.
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France's president offered Saudi Arabia help in exploring a possible civilian nuclear energy program as the French leader began a visit to the oil-rich kingdom on Sunday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.
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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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The French Foreign Minister Michael Barnieh arrived in Tripoli yesterday and met with the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi in preparations for the visit to be held by the French President Jack Chirac "before ...
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier left Tripoli overnight following talks with Moamer Kadhafi to pave the way for a visit here by French President Jacques Chirac, in another sign of the rapid reintegration of former pariah state Libya into the international fold.
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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's visit to Libya this week will complete the process of normalising relations between the two countries, Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem said.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Libya for an official visit during which he is to hold talks with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
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France's president is to sign a nuclear co-operation deal with the United Arab Emirates during a tour of the region.