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France's Segolene Royal To Head UN Climate Talks After Laurent Fabius Quits
French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said today she would take over the presidency of UN climate talks, seeking to implement a global deal reached last year to shift away from fossil fuels, after former foreign minister Laurent Fabius quit.
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Laurent Fabius Will Not Stay On As UN Climate Talks Chair
Former French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday he had decided to leave his position as chair of UN climate talks after helping broker a landmark climate change agreement in December.
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France's Veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Bows Out
France's veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bowed out of government today after a three-decade career which saw an early string of scandals but ended with him overseeing a complex climate deal.
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France Says It Suspends Security Cooperation With Burundi
France says it has suspended its security and defense cooperation activities in Burundi.
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France Vows 'Vigilance' With Iran On Nuclear Deal
World powers will remain "very vigilant" to ensure Tehran commits to a nuclear deal that has seen the West lift sanctions on Iran, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.
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France To Speed Chinese Visa
France is to shorten visa delivery processes for Chinese tourist groups to one day from the current two as Paris targets a larger slice of a growing market, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.
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UN Endorses Syria Peace Plan In Rare Show Of Unity Among Big Powers
The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syria peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter million lives.
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France Demands Assurances That Bashar Al-Assad Will Leave Power
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday demanded that talks on Syria's future yield assurances that President Bashar al-Assad will leave power.
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French Foreign Minister's Son In Custody For Forgery, Fraud: Police Sources
The son of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was taken into custody today as part of a probe into forgery, fraud and money laundering, police sources told AFP.
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Expect Pressure To Stick To Climate Pledges, Says France
France's Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius says the nearly 200 countries that signed up to a global climate deal should expect heavy pressure to fulfill their promises to reduce emissions and fight global warming.
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World Climate Accord Hailed As Turning Point From Fossil Fuels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on today, a "historic" measure for transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.
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Historic Climate Change Accord to Stop Global Warming Adopted in Paris
To rousing cheers and tears of relief, envoys from 196 member states approved on Saturday an accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.
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Global Climate Talks Face Last Hurdles, Deal Seen In Reach
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that an ambitious global climate deal was within reach, though political concessions were still required to get over some last hurdles.
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Developed Countries Not Fulfilling Their Obligations On Climate Change: India
Terming as "game changer" the national climate action plans of every country, India today strongly voiced its concern over exclusion of these plans in the new draft negotiating text unveiled by climate change negotiators and said developed countries did not fulfil their obligations.
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Bashar al-Assad's Departure Not Necessary Before Political Transition: France's Foreign Minister
The departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is no longer necessary before any political transition in the war-torn country, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in an interview published today.
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France's Segolene Royal To Head UN Climate Talks After Laurent Fabius Quits
French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said today she would take over the presidency of UN climate talks, seeking to implement a global deal reached last year to shift away from fossil fuels, after former foreign minister Laurent Fabius quit.
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Laurent Fabius Will Not Stay On As UN Climate Talks Chair
Former French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday he had decided to leave his position as chair of UN climate talks after helping broker a landmark climate change agreement in December.
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France's Veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Bows Out
France's veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bowed out of government today after a three-decade career which saw an early string of scandals but ended with him overseeing a complex climate deal.
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France Says It Suspends Security Cooperation With Burundi
France says it has suspended its security and defense cooperation activities in Burundi.
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France Vows 'Vigilance' With Iran On Nuclear Deal
World powers will remain "very vigilant" to ensure Tehran commits to a nuclear deal that has seen the West lift sanctions on Iran, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.
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France To Speed Chinese Visa
France is to shorten visa delivery processes for Chinese tourist groups to one day from the current two as Paris targets a larger slice of a growing market, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.
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UN Endorses Syria Peace Plan In Rare Show Of Unity Among Big Powers
The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syria peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quarter million lives.
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France Demands Assurances That Bashar Al-Assad Will Leave Power
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday demanded that talks on Syria's future yield assurances that President Bashar al-Assad will leave power.
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French Foreign Minister's Son In Custody For Forgery, Fraud: Police Sources
The son of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was taken into custody today as part of a probe into forgery, fraud and money laundering, police sources told AFP.
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Expect Pressure To Stick To Climate Pledges, Says France
France's Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius says the nearly 200 countries that signed up to a global climate deal should expect heavy pressure to fulfill their promises to reduce emissions and fight global warming.
-
World Climate Accord Hailed As Turning Point From Fossil Fuels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on today, a "historic" measure for transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.
-
Historic Climate Change Accord to Stop Global Warming Adopted in Paris
To rousing cheers and tears of relief, envoys from 196 member states approved on Saturday an accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.
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Global Climate Talks Face Last Hurdles, Deal Seen In Reach
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that an ambitious global climate deal was within reach, though political concessions were still required to get over some last hurdles.
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Developed Countries Not Fulfilling Their Obligations On Climate Change: India
Terming as "game changer" the national climate action plans of every country, India today strongly voiced its concern over exclusion of these plans in the new draft negotiating text unveiled by climate change negotiators and said developed countries did not fulfil their obligations.
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Bashar al-Assad's Departure Not Necessary Before Political Transition: France's Foreign Minister
The departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is no longer necessary before any political transition in the war-torn country, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in an interview published today.
