France offers U.S. symbol with Iraq trip by Notme dfsfs

Sunday, Bernard Kouchner paid an unexpected and symbolic visit in Iraq, being the first French official to visit Iraq after the war. The Foreign Minister of France, Bernard Kouchner he came in Iraq not to propose initiatives but to listen to ideas on how his country might help stop the devastating violence, because in his opinion the Iraqi have to restore the nation by themselves. "Now we are turning the page. There is a new perspective. We want to talk about the future. Democracy, integrity, sovereignty, reconciliation and stopping the killings. That's my deep aim," said Kouchner.Bernard Kouchner is the former U.N. administrator for Kosovo and co-founder of the Nobel Prize-winning aid group Doctors Without Borders. He was welcomed in Iraq by the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hosyhar Zebari and as well by the Bush administration. The White House called the visit "This is one more example along with the new U.N. mandate, the neighbors conference process and recent announcements by Saudi Arabia to open an embassy and forgive Saddam-era debt, of a growing international desire to help Iraq become a stable and secure country."The visit of the France official coincided with the fourth anniversary of the truck bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, when 22 people died including the United Nations special envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was a friend of Mr. Kouchner.

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