Chirac backs Putin in search for 'political solution' in Chechnya
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French President Jacques Chirac said he supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in seeking a political solution in Chechnya, provided that it preserves Russia's territorial integrity.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has always rejected international criticism of events in Chechnya calling them an &#39;intervention in internal affairs,&#39; but lately Putin has been gradually softening on this position.
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French President Jacques Chirac Wednesday wrote to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to express his strong indignation over the suicide bombing that killed 10 people and
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French President Jacques Chirac welcomes   his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday at a time when   Russia is showing growing willingness to use booming oil and   gas revenues to boost its global economic clout.
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President Vladimir Putin rejected calls  to soften his Chechnya policy after last week's school hostage  siege, in which at least 335 people died, and said he would not  talk to Chechen separatists.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin denies a link between Russia&#39;s policies in Chechnya and the tragedy in Beslan. Britain&#39;s Guardian newspaper said Putin is again rejecting calls for negotiations with Chechen rebel representatives.
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin sought to reassure France and Germany on Saturday they  had nothing to fear from Moscow's growing economic clout and  held out the prospect of more natural gas for Europe.
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President Jacques Chirac said that France would vote in favour of starting membership talks with Turkey when the EU met in December.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a summit with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at his Black Sea residence later this month, the Kremlin announced today.
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MILLIYET- French President Jacques Chirac has come out in favor of a proposal to hold a referendum on Turkey's European Union membership.
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The Russian president may use the school siege to rally support for his Chechen policy, says News Online's Paul Reynolds
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Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a  dilemma Monday over whether to pardon an army colonel who  strangled a Chechen schoolgirl, risking upsetting allies in  Chechnya on the one hand or his powerful military on the other.
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French President Jacques Chirac said his country is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China, his spokesman told reporters on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed Russia&#39;s willingness to start the early repayment of debts within the framework of the Paris Club.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.
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The European Union must establish a relationship of trust with Russia in defense matters, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie argued Sept.
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President Vladimir Putin depicts rebels in Chechnya as part of the international terrorist threat spearheaded by al-Qaida. But analysts say the Chechen insurgency remains largely a nationalist movement aimed at winning independence from Russia.