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To: LindyBill who wrote (95658)	4/22/2003 8:17:40 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

France Meets U.S. Halfway on Iraq Sanctions Lift UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In a surprise move, France on Tuesday backed an immediate suspension of U.N. sanctions against Iraq, meeting the United States half way in its drive to get the embargoes lifted. But France's U.N. ambassador, Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, said the U.N. oil-for-food program, which collects Iraq's oil revenues, should be kept under U.N. control for the time being but adjusted to Iraq's current needs. "We should immediately suspend the sanctions," de la Sabliere said. "And about the oil-for-food program, we think there should be some adjustment to the program with a view to phasing out this program." washingtonpost.com