France says all must be done to avoid war with Iran
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ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac said in an interview that if Iran possessed one or two nuclear weapons it would not pose much of a danger, but if Iran were ever to launch a nuclear weapon against a country such as Israel, it would lead to the immediate destruction of Tehran.
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French President Jacques Chirac, seen here, has urged world powers not to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, at the same time calling on Tehran to give up uranium enrichment ...
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France's foreign minister says the world should prepare for the possibility of war over Iran's nuclear programme.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic options, including sanctions, to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
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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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Everything must be done to  avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister  Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign  minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.
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"We must negotiate right to the end"  The French government has asked the country's biggest companies not to invest in Iran, as the tension mounts over Tehran's nuclear ambitions ahead of a meeting this week of the world's big powers. via MSN Money
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday that he will seek tougher U.N. sanctions on Iran for continuing to produce nuclear fuel, but backed away from his foreign minister's warning that Europe should prepare for war.
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PARIS - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday strongly defended his sharp stance on Iran's nuclear program, saying his remarks that the world had to prepare for a possible war against Iran had been misinterpreted and that he was a man of peace.
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Accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested tougher sanctions against the Mideast nation Thursday over its refusal to suspend nuclear activities.
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French President Jacques Chirac backtracked on Thursday after saying it would not be dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, a sudden departure from the position France has long held with key allies.
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The six major powers are in a position to  agree on the text of a U.N. resolution to impose sanctions on  Iran over its nuclear program, France's foreign minister said a  day before they meet to discuss it in Paris.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac told reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his comments, the International Herald Tribune ...Comment
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Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Iran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.
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While the French foster a sense of urgency over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's neighbors are fearful of a showdown
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MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - The U.S. and French presidents forged a common front against Iran's nuclear ambitions on Wednesday, signaling a further warming of once-chilly relations between Washington and Paris.