EU Voices Strong Support for UN&#39;S Annan
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The European Union gave strong personal backing to Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday in a diplomatic broadside against US critics trying to force him from office.
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UNITED NATIONS - Secretary General Kofi Annan received a standing ovation Wednesday from diplomats representing the 191 UN member states, a rare public display of support for the beleaguered UN chief following recent calls for his resignation from
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The Netherlands, which is holding the presidency of the European Union (EU), Wednesday applauded the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564 on the Darfur crisis of Sudan.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in the Irish capital of Dublin on Thursday that Europe shouldoffer more help for the United Nations global peacekeeping operations.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a strong endorsement Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is fighting a scandal over the Iraq oil-for-food program and suggestions the world body has become irrelevant.
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Canadian and European Union leaders welcomed Thursday the African Union&#39;s decision to increase seven-fold its monitoring force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and pledged to support the effort.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey&#39;s eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris&#39;s backing.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.
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European editorials on Friday had a lot to say about the new European Commission which has now been approved by the EU parliament.
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The European Union threw its political weight behind beleaguered U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday but the United States again refused to back him and a U.S. senator reiterated his call for the U.N. chief to resign.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the European Unionâs recommendation of yesterday for talks to begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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PARIS Turkey won an important endorsement Thursday in its bid to join the European Union as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report praising Ankara for recent economic strides.
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Spain and France on Tuesday expressed their support to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who was accused by US senators of corrupting the UN &quot;Oil-for-Food&quot; program for Iraq.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is supporting African Union efforts to bolster its monitoring and protection presence in Sudan&#39;s trouble Darfur region.
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The US fully supports UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and is not trying to oust him, US Ambassador John Danforth says.
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The European Union moved Monday to bolster the Palestinian emergency government, offering political and financial support and urging Israel to follow suit.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a &quot;simplified treaty&quot; for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support.