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Article: French FM, Israeli president regret boycott of book fair
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 14, 2008
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French FM, Israeli president regret boycott of book fair
PARIS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Bernard
Kouchner has "regretted" the decision that has been taken by some
Arab countries, publishers and writers to boycott this year's Paris
Book Fair, likening the decision to a "boycott of ideas."
"Some Arab countries and publishers have decided to boycott the
fair, but they cannot boycott ideas," the foreign minister told
reporters Thursday before holding discussions with Israeli Head of
State Shimon Peres, who is currently on a five-day state visit to
the country.
The boycott, which is being observed by many Muslim countries and
publishers, including Lebanon, the mainstay of ...
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