Sarkozy sets French terms for return to NATO command
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France is ready to rejoin NATO&#39;s  military command structure provided European defense  integration moves forward and the U.S.-led alliance reserves  top positions for the French, President Nicolas Sarkozy was  quoted on Monday as saying.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kabul on Saturday on a suprise trip to Afghanistan, with plans to meet his country's troops here and the Afghan president.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy can help secure the release of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American hostages held by leftist guerrillas, a rebel commander said in an interview published Thursday.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy is to outline a more assertive role for France on the world stage when he delivers on Monday his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.
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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 Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday hailed the French parliament's adoption of the European Union's new reform treaty, saying it had restored the country to its rightful place in Europe.
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France took command of NATO peacekeeping operations in this Serbian province on Wednesday. The move puts French generals in charge of NATO&#39;s two major current operations
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The agreement was reached in Brussels on Wednesday after days of negotiations on the size and scope of the mission. In particular, France had refused to agree to the expanded NATO role in Iraq
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French troops his Christmas greetings.
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For the first time in nearly three decades, French voters look set to return the outgoing majority to power in parliamentary elections, giving President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives a commanding lead in the first round.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged  on Friday to press ahead with plans to overhaul ties with NATO  and launch a Mediterranean Union in 2008, shrugging off  criticism of his foreign policy since he took office.
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France signed more than two billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) of civilian and military contracts with Morocco on Monday during a state visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a strong Europe and for friendship with the United States in his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.
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Â· Special retirement terms for state workers targetedÂ· French president begins talks with unions today
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The French government is preparing to establish a "new alliance" with the United States after next week's election, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is resigning when he meets today with Prime Minister Jean- Pierre Raffarin, freeing him to use his new position as head of the ruling party to prepare for the 2007 presidential elections.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.