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GEORGIAN CONFLICT
Sarkozy and Medvedev agree on peace plan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Russia had agreed to pull back its troops in Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia, meanwhile, said Russia's decision was a step forward.
GEORGIAN CONFLICT
LIVE: Sarkozy in Russia to revive peace plan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has landed in Russia. Sarkozy, who has the European Union backing, is seeking full withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia and hoping to calm escalating tensions between Moscow and the West.
GEORGIAN CONFLICT
LIVE: Sarkozy in Russia to revive peace plan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has landed in Russia. Sarkozy, who has the European Union backing, is seeking full withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia and hoping to calm escalating tensions between Moscow and the West.
08/09/2008 - TOP STORY

The EU's diplomatic dance with Russia

We take a look at the potential incentives and sanctions in resolving the Georgian crisis, in the wider context of Russia's foreign relations.
GEORGIAN CONFLICT
Sarkozy in Russia to revive peace plan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has landed in Russia. Sarkozy, who has the European Union backing, is seeking full withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia and hoping to calm escalating tensions between Moscow and the West.
05/09/2008 - Top Story

Turkey's growing regional clout

Turkish President Abdullah Gul's landmark visit to Armenia for a football match could mark a softening in relations between the two countries. To what extent does this signal growing Turkish influence in the Caucasus and the Middle East?
FRANCE - SYRIA
Sarkozy joins four-way talks in Syria
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wound up a two-day visit to Syria Thursday with a four-way summit including Turkey and Qatar aimed at boosting the roles of France and the European Union in Middle East diplomacy.
FRANCE - SYRIA
Sarkozy faces the Syrian enigma
After Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's landmark visit to Paris in July, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is heading for Damascus for talks with his counterpart.
FRANCE - SYRIA
Sarkozy and Assad seal reconciliation
French President Sarkozy and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad held a press conference in Damascus to seal their reconciliation. Relations had deteriorated under President Chirac after the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
SYRIA - ANALYSIS
Sarkozy betting on Damascus
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has landed in Damascus for talks aimed at improving ties between the two countries. It is the first such visit by a French leader since Jacques Chirac's trip in 2002.
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