France's Lagarde: meeting of minds with U.S. on Iran

Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:12pm EDT
 
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday there was a strong meeting of minds between her country and the United States on Iran.

"French policy in that regard has clearly strengthened," she said when asked about Iran at a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations, adding that economic pressure would continue

 

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