Chirac under attack over arms embargo comments
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A human rights group yesterday condemned French President Jacques Chirac for his comments on the arms embargo placed on China by the European Union over the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, saying they dishonored ...
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LONDON - French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers on Friday for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.
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Jacques Chirac, French president, said before a visit to China today the embargo was outdated and should be lifted as soon as possible.
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French President Jacques Chirac began a visit to Britain Thursday overshadowed by his withering accusations against Washington and London of endangering the world by invading Iraq.
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The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister  of the Netherlands which holds the bloc's rotating presidency,  said Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is  not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters on arrival  at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.
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French President Jacques Chirac lashed out on Sunday at the leadership of Ivory Coast, criticising a questionable regime and a spate of anti-Western violence in the African county that could degenerate into ...
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United Nations: France on Monday pressed the UN Security Council to slap an arms embargo on Ivory Coast amid an upsurge of violence in the west African nation but ran into reluctance from China, diplomats said.
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China&#39;s recent flurry of diplomatic activity with European nations to lift the arms embargo in place since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is the latest attempt by the country
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France&#39;s Jacques Chirac has reignited a bitter row over the US-led invasion of Iraq on the eve of a state visit to London, accusing the United States and Britain of making the world a more dangerous place.
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Chirac who supported the opening of entry talks with Ankara during the EU summit in Brussels last week. &quot;The question to ask is whether we say &#39;yes&#39; or &#39;no&#39; or &#39;privileged partnership&#39;,&quot; he told France 2 television late on Saturday.
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ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast was under an arms embargo after a unanimous vote in the UN Security Council aiming to quell a new wave of unrest that has convulsed the west African state and sent thousands of foreigners fleeing.
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Europe's papers condemn President Chirac's efforts to drum up Chinese business with France
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French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later retracts his comments.
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The European Union is not ready to lift its arms embargo on China, according to a senior EU minister. Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, which holds the EU&#39;s rotating presidency, made the comment at the start of EU-China talks.
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Britain has switched sides and thrown its support behind a European Union plan to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo against China, a move that threatens to trigger a rift in Britain's "special relationship" with ...
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French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.
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France's Segolene Royal stood accused of a fresh campaign blunder Wednesday after one of her top advisers disowned a text in which she harshly attacks President Jacques Chirac's Africa policy.Comment