France , like the European Union, will always be at the side of those who, in Israel and among the Palestinians, will want peace and will do what is necessary to bring it about, |
... As far as the Europeans are concerned, it is our continent which is involved here, and we want our continent to be at peace, and we will not accept that situations such as the present situation in Kosovo should continue, |
(It) is contrary to the wishes of the (U.N.) Security Council and the international community, |
[Also speaking Tuesday to the General Assembly, Chirac called for the restoration of self-rule in Iraq on a] realistic timetable ... shook the multilateral system. |
[Local officials] will be able to impose curfews on the areas where this decision applies, ... It is necessary to accelerate the return to calm. |
[President Jacques Chirac ordered his government today to build more subsidized housing and to draw up a renovation plan for the most rundown apartment buildings in Paris.] Faced with this situation we must act, ... We urgently must ensure the safety of people living in precarious housing. |
[President Jacques Chirac, who returned home Thursday from a memorial service Wednesday in Martinique for the 160 victims, most of them French, of a crash in Venezuela on Aug. 16, said the string of accidents called for tighter rules in France and the European Union.] In the context of the rapid development of airline transport and competition, ... I want to reinforce our legislation regarding controls, information and transparency. |
[Schroeder, a longtime friend of Chirac, said news of the hospitalization] worried me greatly. ... I very much hope that you can soon fully resume the business of government and we can hold our planned meeting as soon as possible. |
[Speaking briefly to the media alongside Chirac, Bush said making this his first dinner in Europe since he won re-election shows] how important ... for me personally ... and for my country. |
a completely unimaginable drama. |
a major problem for our country. |
a man of courage and conviction who has incarnated, for 40 years, the fight of Palestinians for the recognition of their national rights. |
A new resolution is neither useful nor necessary, |
A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans through a variety of different, innovative Web sites. |
A tireless campaigner for justice and rights. |