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The Latest: Iranian leader in France for next leg of EU trip

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ROME (AP) — The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 4:25 p.m Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has landed in France for the first such visit by an Iranian leader in 17 years, as part of a European trip meant to usher in a new era after a landmark nuclear deal. Rouhani arrived Wednesday from Italy, where the Iranian delegation reached billions of euros in business deals. The Italy stop also drew controversy when a Rome museum covered up naked statues in an apparent effort to avoid offending Rouhani. In France, he will be hosted at the French presidential palace by President Francois Hollande. He will also give a foreign policy speech and meet...

Iranian president formally welcomed to France

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PARIS (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is being formally welcomed to France at the gold-domed Invalides monument where Napoleon is buried. While Rouhani arrived in Paris on Wednesday from Rome, the official French government greeting ceremony is being held Thursday morning. Rouhani is also meeting Thursday with the chief of UNESCO, the Paris-based U.N. […]> ......

Iran signs deal to buy 118 Airbus plans

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Iran Air has signed a deal to buy 118 aircraft from Airbus in the first of an expected host of commercial deals expected to be announced during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Paris. Iran's president is highlighting his country's experience hosting 3 million people...

East-West contrasts in Iranian leader's visit

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Hassan Rouhani's white turban and flowing robes stood out against the angular uniforms and feathered helmets of Republican Guards in the Elysee Palace. At a meeting with executives, France's firmly secular prime minister sat rigid on the stage as Rouhani opened his speech with the words, "In the name of God..." French and Iranian...

As ties thaw, Iran's Rouhani in historic visit to Europe

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Hassan Rouhani heads to Italy and France from Saturday for the first visit of an Iranian leader to Europe in 16 years, as ties thaw after Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. In Rome on Saturday and Sunday, Rouhani will meet Italian officials and Pope Francis, while on Monday and Tuesday in Paris he will see President Francois Hollande. On the agenda will be potential business deals -- as Iran opens up to the global economy after the historic July nuclear agreement -- and talks on regional issues including the conflict in Syria. The last visit to Europe by an Iranian leader was in 1999, when Mohammad Khatami, like Rouhani a...

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov: Bulgaria supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of countries of Eastern Partnership (Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria)

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(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) Prime Minister Boyko Borissov: Bulgaria supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of countries of Eastern Partnership 22 May 2015 Deepening of relations between the EU and eastern neighbors will bring mutual benefits in socio-economic and political spheres and promote stability and prosperity in the region, the Prime Minister said at the Riga Summit "Bulgaria supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the countries of the Eastern Partnership and visa liberalization for those countries, when the necessary conditions are met", Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said in a speech at...

Hassan Rouhani in first Europe visit by Iranian president in 16 years

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Rouhani will meet the pope and the French and Italian leaders on a trip that aims to re-establish economic ties after sanctions...

Iranian president Rouhani begins 4-day European visit

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Rome on the first European visit by an Iranian president in almost two decades, following implementation of a landmark deal on curbing Iran's nuclear activities. Rouhani, eager for foreign investment after the lifting of international sanctions, started the four-day trip to France...

Deals, Protests and Diplomacy to Mark Rouhani’s European Visit

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Lisa Bryant PARIS— President Hassan Rouhani is turning a new page in Iran’s relations with Europe, with a four-day visit to Italy, the Vatican and France aimed at boosting business and diplomatic ties after years of crippling international sanctions. The first Iranian president to visit Europe in more than a decade, Rouhani meets with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Saturday, and holds talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican. He arrives Sunday afternoon in Paris, where he will speak at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday, and hold talks with French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday. Also planned are meetings with...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris to court investors

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Paris on Wednesday on the second leg of a whirlwind tour promoting his country's opening to the world economy now that nuclear-related sanctions have been lifted. "We don't see any obstacles for companies that would want to come and invest in Iran," Rouhani, speaking through an interpreter, told a delegation of French business leaders. "Iran is ready for investments." After arriving from Rome, Rouhani and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron. Rouhani then hosted leaders of France's business community in his Paris hotel. France is the...

BOYKO BORISSOV: WE FOUND THE NECESSARY MOTOR THAT CAN HELP US WITH ENERGY PROJECTS (Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria)

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(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) BOYKO BORISSOV: WE FOUND THE NECESSARY MOTOR THAT CAN HELP US WITH ENERGY PROJECTS 14 April 2015 The Bulgarian economy has great potential, French President Francois Holland says following talks with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov Prime Minister Boyko Borissov highlighted the good cooperation between Bulgaria and France, following his meeting with President of the French Republic Francois Holland in the Elysee Palace. The Prime Minister pointed out that France had always intervened in important for Bulgaria moments, when guidance for development had been needed. Prime Minister Borissov familiarized the French President...

France seeks new EU sanctions against Iran, even as Rouhani signs deals worth billions

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France has asked its European Union partners to consider new sanctions on Iran for its recent missile tests, officials have said, even as Paris welcomed the president of the Islamic Republic, which is flush with funds from the lifting of other sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The ambiguous signals emerging Wednesday from France came as President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate elected in 2013, signed billions of dollars in business deals on an earlier stop in Italy and met with Pope Francis in the first such Iranian foray into Europe since 1999. France hopes for similarly lucrative deals during Rouhani’s two-day visit, along with regional peacemaking efforts as the once-pariah...

Implementing the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Status Report (International Crisis Group)

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(Source: International Crisis Group) Executive Summary One year since its 'implementation day', 16 January 2016, the July 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (the P5+1) - the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - is both a success and in jeopardy. It has delivered so far on its narrow objective: effectively and verifiably blocking all potential pathways for Iran to race toward nuclear weapons, while opening the door to the country's international rehabilitation and economic recovery. But in its transactional nature lies the accord's vulnerability: it has not begun to transform the enmity between Iran and the U.S.,...

France asks EU partners for new sanctions on Iran

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PARIS (AP) — France has asked its European Union partners to consider new sanctions on Iran for its recent missile tests, officials have told The Associated Press, even as Paris welcomed the president of the Islamic Republic, which is flush with funds from the lifting of other sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. The ambiguous signals emerging Wednesday from France came as President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate elected in 2013, signed billions of dollars in business deals on an earlier stop in Italy and met with Pope Francis in the first such Iranian foray into Europe since 1999. France hopes for similarly lucrative deals during Rouhani's two-day visit, along with regional...

The Latest: Rouhani faces protest, corporate bosses in Paris

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ROME (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 7:20 p.m. Corporate leaders and government ministers - as well as opposition activists - have greeted Iran's Hassan Rouhani's first visit to France as president. After arriving in Paris on Wednesday from Rome, Rouhani and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron. Rouhani then hosted leaders of France's business community in his Paris hotel soon after arriving Wednesday from Rome. A few dozen people protested the visit in front of France's Foreign Ministry, some shouting "Rouhani...

Car-making deals, protests greet Iranian president in Paris

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PARIS (AP) — France welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday with a lucrative car-making agreement and pledges to boost trade after a diplomatic deal easing nuclear tensions — but clouds hung over the historic trip. France has asked its European Union partners to consider new sanctions on Iran for its recent ballistic missile tests, officials have told The Associated Press. The possibility highlights continued suspicions between Iran and the West despite the recent agreement curbing Iran's nuclear...

The Latest: Peugeot-Citroen, Iran Khodro in joint venture

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PARIS (AP) — The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 10:30 a.m. France's Peugeot-Citroen has announced a joint venture with automaker Iran Khodro to make 200,000 cars a year outside Tehran, as both countries seek to boost trade after the lifting of Western...

The Latest: President says Iran favorable terrain for trade

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country is "favorable terrain" for resumed trade between East and West, as he and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls pledged to turn the page on past tensions. Rouhani is reaching out to European businesses on the first visit by an...

The Latest: Femen protest during Rouhani visit

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 11:20 a.m. A near-naked woman hanging from a noose-like rope from a Paris bridge has sent a message to visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. "Welcome Rouhani, Executioner of Freedom," read a huge banner across the pedestrian bridge over the Seine River near the Eiffel Tower. The protest Thursday by feminist group Femen is calling attention to the large number of executions in Iran. Iran is one of the world's...

The Latest Rouhani says nuke deal could be pattern for peace

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says successful negotiations over his country's nuclear conflict with the West could serve as an example for solving multiple regional crises in the Middle East. Rouhani, in a speech to French think tank IFRI, said that for such diplomacy to work, both sides must "lower our pretensions." Speaking through a translator, he said "that allowed us to reach accords" on curbing Iran's nuclear program and lifting sanctions. "Each side must feel it is a win-win agreement." He was responding to a...

The Latest: Rouhani mocks Europe's reaction to migrants

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Iran's president is highlighting his country's experience hosting 3 million people fleeing neighboring Afghanistan as an example for a Europe struggling to absorb migrants. Hassan Rouhani, speaking at French think tank IFRI on a trip to Paris, said "our nation has shouldered such a heavy weight through all these years, accepting 3 million migrants without complaining." As at least 1 million people fleeing war and poverty in Syria and elsewhere reached Europe last year, Rouhani said, "Europeans with all their economic power and resources were saying...

The Latest: Iranian president formally welcomed to France

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Click photo to enlarge Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits before a meeting with French Senate President Gerard Larcher, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rouhani says his first visit to Europe since the...

The Latest: Iran signs deal to buy 118 Airbus plans

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Iran Air has signed a deal to buy 118 aircraft from Airbus in the first of an expected host of commercial deals expected to be announced during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Paris. Rouhani and French President Francois Hollande are expected to oversee the signing of about 20 bilateral agreements. --- 3:55 p.m. The Iranian president is meeting with his French counterpart at the Elysee palace. Hassan Rouhani, smiling, walked across the Elysee courtyard in front of the Republican Guards to be formally welcomed by Francois Hollande. The two heads of state are to...

The Latest: East-West contrasts in Iranian leader's visit

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PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 8:15 p.m. The Iranian president's visit to Paris has been rife with contrasts, from the headwear to the East-West tensions underpinning his discourse. Hassan Rouhani's white turban and flowing robes stood out against the angular uniforms and feathered helmets of Republican Guards in the Elysee Palace. French President Francois Hollande, who's often jocular, stood closed-lipped as he shook hands with a grinning Rouhani in the presidential courtyard. At a meeting with executives, France's firmly secular prime minister sat rigid on the stage as Rouhani opened his speech...




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