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  • France Pledges to Help Reduce Iraq Debt

    12/15/2003 3:47:44 PM PST · by presidio9 · 17 replies · 153+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Mon, Dec 15, 2003 | JAMEY KEATEN
    PARIS - France said Tuesday it will work with other nations to cancel billions of dollars in Iraqi debt and that Saddam Hussein's capture will open the way toward mending relations with Washington. Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin of France, one of the most persuasive and persistent critics of the U.S. decision to wage war in Iraq, said he hopes the capture will allow the international community to "regain its unity." France's commitment toward reducing the outstanding debt came a day before U.S. special envoy James A. Baker was to arrive in Paris, one of five European capitals he will...