U.S., France talk of better ties on D-Day anniversary
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The United States and France called on  Wednesday for a closer friendship after years of strained  relations over Iraq as they marked the 63rd anniversary of the  D-Day invasion that broke the Nazi hold on Europe.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has helped create a better climate between the United States and Europe and could help a diplomatic effort to support Iraq, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried told a newspaper.
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Keeping balanced ties with both the United States and European neighbors are fundamental policies in French diplomacy in 2004.
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Their new president wants to get the French to work harder to compete in global markets, but some traditions are likely to endure -- including long holidays, a kiss for colleagues in the morning, and a decent lunch.
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France called for a new start to  relations with the United States on Wednesday after a long  chill over the Iraq war and said the countries' leaders should  talk more often.
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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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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and ...
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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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The US presidential race is being followed with close attention in France, where an overwhelming preference for a Democrat victory is balanced by the sober recognition that -- whatever the result -- there will be no quick fix for damaged bilateral ties.
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French President Jacques Chirac held talks with his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun in Paris and expressed the hope that his visit would give a "new impetus" to bilateral relations, Chirac's office said.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac says US policies will make it difficult to mend the divide between Europe and Washington. In a report published Tuesday in the Times of London, Chirac said that repairing
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Polish and Czech leaders spoke on Monday  in favor of allowing the United States to use their territory  for parts of an anti-missile defense system that has raised  Russian ire, saying it would also protect Europe.
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The United States and France agreed Thursday to cooperate more closely on terrorist cases and combatting organized crime, signing new deals both sides said signaled better relations.
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PARIS Ensuring that relations with the United States and Britain will remain cool, President Jacques Chirac of France said in a televised interview Wednesday that the world was a more dangerous place because of the American-led invasion of Iraq.
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Britain and France sought to bury their differences over the Iraq war once and for all, as their leaders said they were united in efforts to forge &quot;a stable and democratic Iraq&quot; in the coming months.
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PARIS Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is hoping to improve relations between the U-S and France.
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Above a cliff of silent reminders, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday evoked the image of fallen warriors to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Normandy D-Day landings that turned the tide of World War II.