France opposes new rules on EU arms sales to China
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THE European Union yesterday told China that it will work towards lifting its 15-year embargo on arms exports, even though agreement is being held up by a dispute
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Europe's papers condemn President Chirac's efforts to drum up Chinese business with France
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THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year.
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PARIS  - France regards a European arms embargo on China as outdated and wants it lifted as soon as possible, President Jacques Chirac said in an interview ahead of his visit Friday to China.
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Dealing a blow to a U.S.-backed strategy for Lebanon, France has refused to participate in a meeting of nations that could send troops to help monitor a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, even though it may join &#151; and possibly even lead &#151; such a force.
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China has warned the EU that it risks damaging bilateral ties unless it lifts a 15-year embargo on selling arms to Beijing.
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French President Jacques Chirac said here Friday that France is in favor of lifting the European Union (EU) weapon embargo on China, saying the ban is totally senseless.
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President Nicolas  Sarkozy said on Tuesday that France would veto any World Trade  Organisation (WTO) agreement that did not satisfy its  requirements on agriculture.
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Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to China &#151; the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
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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 President Jacques Chirac is calling for the lifting of the European Union's arms embargo against China, The Telegraph reported Monday.
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At a China- European Union summit meeting in Hague the European Union said that it was not yet ready to lift its arms ban on China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of students.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a ...
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The European Union failed to agree on Monday to lift an arms embargo against China despite energetic French pressure, but ministers said a stronger code of conduct on arms exports could lead to a removal of the ban.
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At an EU-China Summit on Wednesday, the EU said now was not the time to lift its arms embargo on China. However, EU leaders held out the prospect of ending the ban perhaps next year, despite opposition from the US.
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Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The EUâs ban on arms sales to China will be the main topic at next week high-profile diplomatic talks between China and Europe.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday that his country will not tolerate the wave of African migrants that continue to risk their lives to enter Europe illegally.