France Accepts Iraqi Conference Rules
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In a quiet retreat, France on Monday eased off its call to include Iraqi groups that renounce violence in an international conference next month on ways to pacify their war-ravaged country.
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PARIS  -- Elections in Iraq will go ahead as scheduled in January, even if some Iraqis could not vote, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview published Monday in the French daily Le Figaro.
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France will recognize the independence of Kosovo, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday.
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Visiting French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said Friday that France is prepared to collaborate in the reconstruction of Iraq, but that country must advance towards the "political" solution of its ...
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PARIS, Nov 22 (IPS) - The differences between France and Iraq entered a  new phase at the summit that began at the Egyptian resort Sharm  el-Sheikh Monday.
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France is stepping up its local contacts in Iraq over the mysterious disappearance of a French reporter and her translator in the country, the prime minister said.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday said that France will continue to be iron-willed to oppose all forms of terrorism, hailing the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August 20.
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France on Monday proceeded with plans to implement its controversial ban on Islamic headscarves at the start of the school term later this week, ignoring the blackmail attempt by militants holding two journalists in Iraq.
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French Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday the delay of Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar&#39;s visit to France, previously scheduled for Sept.
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A STATEMENT purportedly from the captors of two French journalists in Iraq gave France 48 hours from today to accept three new conditions - agreeing to a recent truce offer by Osama bin Laden, payment of $US5 million ($7.
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The conference promoted the legitimacy of Iraq's government and got Iran and US talking.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO allies agreed Wednesday to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq's armed forces after addressing French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week.    France, Belgium, Germany and Spain have indicated they will not send instructors to Iraq and wanted to ensure that the bulk of the costs would be covered by participating nations...
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A statement purportedly from the Islamic Army of Iraq ( news - web sites ) posted on an Islamist website gave France 48 hours to accept three new conditions for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges ...
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France said it will maintain its law banning Muslim scarves and other signs of religious belief in state schools, rejecting a demand by the Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters for its revocation.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that two French journalists kidnapped south of Baghdad nearly three months ago were thought to be in a fairly safe zone in Iraq ( news - web sites ), based on ...
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A French finance ministry spokesman said the Paris Club of creditor nations had reached a deal yesterday to write off 80 per cent of the debts Iraq owes them.
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Overcoming objections by France and Belgium, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has reached a decision to send more help to Iraq.