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France to Abbas: Take part in elections

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse his decision to withdraw from elections slated for January and "continue with the peace efforts." Full Article at Ynetnews

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  1. Bernard Kouchner (R), Foreign Minister of France, speaks with reporters after the opening of the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly September 24, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York.
  2. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner attends the first day of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 23, 2009.
  3. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner speak to the press before talks at the State Department in Washington on May 11, 2009.
  4. WASHINGTON - MAY 11: U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) welcomes French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner (L) at the State Department May 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton and Kouchner met to discuss bilateral issues on both countries.
  5. NEW YORK - MAY 11: Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (L), British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (C) and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) address the issue of Sri Lanka during a brief press conference May 11, 2009 at the United Nations in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - MAY 11: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on Middle East issues May 11, 2009 at the United Nations in New York City.
  7. Foreign Ministers of France Bernard Kouchner (L) and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg chat after meeting Bosnian officials in Sarajevo April 9, 2009.
  8. BADEN BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: (L-R) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Secretary General of the Council of the European Union Javier Solana attend a dinner discussion at the Dorint Hotel on April 3, 2009 in Baden Baden, Germany.
  9. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 15: In this handout from the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Israeli PM Ehud Olmert meets with Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in his office on January 15, 2009 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

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