Word: alliot
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...Alliot-Marie, who spoke at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, said that France is willing to move beyond past friction with the U.S. over the war in Iraq. She said she considers President Bush’s recent trip to Europe a symbol of reconciliation and the beginning of a new trans-Atlantic dialogue...
...complementarity and dialogue between Americans and Europeans seems the obvious way to consider the nuclear issue in Iran and the peace process in the Middle East,” said Alliot-Marie, France’s first female defense minister...
...While Alliot-Marie said she is wary of terming the current battle a “war on terror” due to the vagueness of the enemy, she does believe there are positive steps France can take to fight terror. She cited economic development as a means to reduce the unrest that fuels terrorists and curb Iran’s pursuit of nukes...
While many in the audience applauded Alliot-Marie’s position on U.S.-French cooperation, her stance on arms sales to China raised some brows. Alliot-Marie argued that France should not be held to an embargo standard ignored by states such as Russia and Israel...
...embargo is not total,” said Alliot-Marie. “The embargo concerns only European countries and so many other countries today are selling arms to China because they are not concerned with the embargo...