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Chinese, French presidents reach deal on climate change

President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Francois Hollande issued a joint statement on climate change in Beijing on Monday, vowing to promote a working program to accelerate pre-2020 efforts in mitigation, adaptation and support during the Paris climate summit.

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Hollande calls for reforms in Greece, launch of dialogue on debt relief

​French President Francois Hollande started a two-day official visit to Greece on Thursday, voicing a clear message of support to efforts to pull the country out of the six-year debt crisis and back on the path to economic growth.

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Hollande, Erdogan pledge reinforced cooperation to eradicate terrorists

​French President Francois Hollande and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated, over phone talks, their common determination to fight against terrorism and to cement security cooperation to halt terrorists' offensive in Syria and Iraq, French presidency said on Monday.

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France "foiled terror attacks" this week: Hollande

​French police "foiled terror attacks" this week, French President Francois Hollande announced Wednesday, a day after a fire broke out in a petrochemical plant in southern France.

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France's Hollande urges Obama to stop espionage on allies

​French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday called on his American counterpart Barack Obama to respect his commitment to stop spying on allies in the wake of new reports on U.S. surveillance on Paris' main leaders.

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Hollande's hisitoric visit to Cuba seeks greater French role

French President Francois Hollande made a historic visit to Cuba on Monday, during which he sought to bolster relations with the island country by strengthening political and economic connections.

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French President Hollande calls for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba

​Visiting French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged the U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba to be lifted as they have caused "so much damage."

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French president at former concentration camp : "Evil has not disappeared"

​"Evil has not disappeared, it has taken on new colors,"declared French President Francois Hollande during a commemorative visit Sunday to the former concentration camp of Natzweiler-Struthof.

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"European" Hollande vows to fix crisis in Ukraine, Greece

​"I'm European," French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday, seeking to play hardball to resolve crisis in Ukraine and Greece, Europe's two major headaches that risk to put the European bloc's security and financial stability on edge.

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Russia looks forward to Friday's tripartite meeting on Ukraine

​Russia is ready to host constructive negotiations with partners so as to achieve agreements for resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Thursday.

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Hollande, Merkel to visit Kiev for peaceful settlement of Ukrainian crisis

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due in Kiev in a new attempt to resolve peacefully the Ukrainian crisis amid rising tensions in the region, Hollande told reporters on Thursday.

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French president Hollande says not to run for 2017 election unless promises achieved

​French President Francois Hollande on Thursday said he would not seek a second mandate if he fails to deliver on his pledges to expand national wealth and lower a long- running rise in joblessness.

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Economy to dominate Hollande, Merkel meeting in Strasbourg

​French President Francois Hollande is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Strasbourg on Jan. 11.

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France's Hollande says sanctions on Russia should be lifted if progress noted

​French President Francois Hollande on Monday believed that economic sanctions imposed on Russia over tensions of Ukrainian crisis should be lifted if Moscow would made progress in restoring stability in the region.

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Greece can leave euro bloc, but must respect commitments: French president

​France's President Francois Hollande on Monday said Greek is free to exit from the single-currency bloc but the debt-ridden country has to respect its commitments.

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Hollande's visit to help settle int'l problems: Putin

French President Francois Hollande's brief visit to Russia will help settle many international problems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.

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France's Hollande sees improvement in approval rating

​Popularity of French President Francois Hollande edged 3 percent higher in November to 21 percent, a rise from an all-time low which is likely to give impetus to the struggling Socialist head of state in midterm, a poll showed on Thursday.