France'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 were over as the two countries embark on a "dynamic and positive phase."
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi condemned  terrorism at the request of President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his  comments failed to quell widespread controversy on Thursday  over his lengthy stay in France.
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President Jacques Chirac, who arrived in Libya on the first visit by a French head of state, expressed the desire for a "true partnership" with Tripoli after years of "heavy turbulence".
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Jacques Chirac's tenure in public office in France has been legendary despite questions over his political acumen.
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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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The wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday paid a visit to Bulgarian medics facing the death sentence in Libya after being convicted of infecting children with the AIDS virus, a Libyan official said.
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Tripoli, Nov. 25 (NNN) : In a historic development, President Jacques Chirac of France has made the first visit to Libya by a French leader since 1951.
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French President Jacques Chirac,currently on a visit to Libya, said Wednesday that the turbulent times between the two countries were over and a true partnership was ahead, said
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TRIPOLI : French President Jacques Chirac is to make a landmark visit to Tripoli on November 24 following trips there by other European leaders, a Libyan official revealed.
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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 -- President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya yesterday to turn the page on the two countries' thorny past and boost commercial ties, the first French head of state to visit Libya since it won independence in 1951. Chirac is the latest in a series of Western leaders to visit leader Moammar Khadafy after Libya agreed to pay compensation for ...
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Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder meets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on a historic visit to Tripoli.
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French leader Nicolas Sarkozy visits Tripoli to boost EU-Libya ties, amid calls for the re-arrest of six foreign medics.
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President Jacques Chirac visits Senegal on Wednesday for the first time in a decade, hoping to boost ties with a former West African colony at a time when the United States is raising its military profile in the region.
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Canada's prime minister is in Libya for talks - the latest leader to go there since sanctions were lifted.
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Tony Blair is holding talks with French president Jacques Chirac who is visiting London as part of centenary celebrations of the Entente Cordiale.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that Libya is an interlocutor that can't be missed and should find its place in the "concert of Nations" as well as in the region.