France seeks to bring Iraq out of Chapter VII

BAGHDAD /Iraqi News Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has welcomed the recent steps toward activating the Iraqi-French relations for the good of the two people, a presidential statement said on Monday. “The president received at his residence in Kirkuk on Monday (March. 1) the French ambassador in Baghdad, Boris Bwalun, and the French Consul in Kurdistan, Fredric Tisso, with whom he discussed ways of boosting bilateral relations in various domains,” said the statement received by Iraqi News. “The French diplomat conveyed President Nicola Sarkozy‘s greetings and his comfort regarding the outcome of the recent visit paid by the French industry minister to Iraq, noting that his country plans to expand its activity throughout Iraq,” the statement added. The statement quoted the diplomat as saying that his country is doing its utmost to bring Iraq out of the Chapter VII. SH (P)/SR 1