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Article: Russian and European leaders reach wide-ranging agreements at summit
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- March 18, 2005
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ANGELA DOLAND, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-18-2005
Dateline: PARIS
The leaders of France, Germany and Spain formed a united front with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, jointly pressing Syria to withdraw from Lebanon, stressing their common position on Iran's nuclear ambitions and glossing over differences.
The informal talks and dinner were a chance for the Europeans, led by French President Jacques Chirac, to assure Putin that Europe wants good relations with Moscow and to gently steer him toward greater democracy.
"In the relationship between Russia and all of Europe, we see the keys to peace, democracy and the rule of law taking root definitively on our continent," ...