The Finnish EU presidency has sent a muted response to French president Jacques Chirac's request for a stronger role for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in the Middle East, highlighting internal EU divisions over Mr Solana's position.
Mr Chirac last Thursday (20 July) sent a letter to Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen calling for a stronger, leading role by Mr Solana in brokering a lasting ceasefire in the region amid continuing violence between Israel and islamist Hezbollah ...
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