Plus Ã§a change in Franco-US relations
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At meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund the French said non to the US proposal of writing off 90-95 per cent of Iraqâs $12bn of bilateral debt.
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France has raised the possibility of rejoining NATO&#39;s military command after a 40-year absence, signalling what could be one of the biggest foreign policy changes in decades.
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The Bush Administration&#39;s announcement of the lifting of some US sanctions on Libya nudges Washington and Tripoli closer to resuming full diplomatic ties.
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Analysis: Socialist Strauss-Kahn is a widely admired economic manager. Better to have him in Washington than heading up the opposition in Paris
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The names of the characters have also changed.
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Many questioned the intentions of the French government after 9/11. It did not support the war on terror, it was not supportive of U.S. policies at the United Nations and it didn't back the war for a free Iraq.
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It is the first such engagement between the Bush administration and those two countries in three years.
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PARIS, Aug 11  (IPS) - France and the United States have begun a new race  to compete for favours with  undemocratic regimes in Africa. The  competition is growing particularly in the oil-  rich North and  West Africa.
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There's a new twist to a controversy that has been roiling the political waters for more than three years.
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Attention will inevitably focus on the relationship between France and Britain following the split over the Iraq war and on Britainâs closeness with the United States.
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PARIS Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is hoping to improve relations between the U-S and France.
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NEW YORK Even by French standards, the country&#39;s new president&#39;s personal life has been a captivating soap opera, one that even overshadowed the campaign trail. A less obvious detail is the mÃ©nage Ã  trois of advertising rivals playing behind-the-scene roles.
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Nicolas Sarkozy took over the French presidency promising change - he as far as France's relationships with Africa are concerned, any change is likely to be gradual.
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In Europe, it's hard for some to think of Condoleezza Rice &#151; Colin Powell's expected replacement as U.S. secretary of state &#151; without recalling the low points in trans-Atlantic relations that grew out of the war in Iraq.
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The US and French governments are working on plans for French President Jacques Chirac to visit Washington and meet with his US counterpart George W. Bush, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a news ...
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France and the United States might not see eye to eye on Iraq, but Paris has turned on the Gaelic charm - when it comes to asking for American investment dollars.
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It finds itself becoming increasingly entwined with the powers it once shunned, particularly the United States.