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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) smiles as he talks with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (R) during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) smiles as he talks with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (R) during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (C) smiles as South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (C) smiles as South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, right, talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, right, talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) speaks while his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner (L) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) speaks while his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner (L) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) speaks while his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada (R) looks on during their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada after their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada after their joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to their talks at Hatoyama's official residence on March 18, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Talks are expected to include the delay that France have stated should occur in any worldwide trade ban on bluefin tuna, while awaiting a detailed scientific report by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada prior to their talks at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is now here on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada prior to their talks at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is now here on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada for their talks at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is now here on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada for their talks at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. Kouchner is now here on a two-day visit to Tokyo.

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"We need fresh money. And we will not raise the necessary funds without creating new financial mechanisms"


Bernard Kouchner Mar 19 2010 12:26 PM from France 24

"Look at the profit of the banking sector this year following the crisis: this is unacceptable. We must be strongly determined to balance this within the G20"


Bernard Kouchner Mar 19 2010 12:26 PM from France 24

"We are talking and talking, trying to get an agreement by negotiation and at the same time working on sanctions. I believe that, yes, before June it will be possible, but I'm not so sure."


Bernard Kouchner Mar 17 2010 2:02 PM from The Australian

"The logical option would be holding negotiations, and if there is any criticism, raising this within the framework of talks"


Ali Larijani Mar 16 2010 7:49 PM from Zee News

"I made clear that we are coming to the phase where there should be sanctions against Iran"


Angela Merkel Mar 15 2010 8:32 PM from Lebanon Daily Star

"We will not be able to survive if we continue to fight over power in Lebanon as sectarian tribes; we will not be able to face foreign threats and particularly Israeli aggression if division and accusations of treason continue to..."


Saad Hariri Mar 15 2010 8:32 PM from Lebanon Daily Star

"The United States are expected to present a draft resolution at the end of March"


Franco Frattini Mar 14 2010 9:08 PM from Lebanon Daily Star

"I hope that other compatriots held hostage elsewhere in the world are rapidly freed. We will not spare any effort to bring this about"


Bernard Kouchner Mar 14 2010 6:05 PM from Reuters Alert Net

"beasts walking on two legs ... crushed like grasshoppers... heads smashed against the boulders and walls."


Yitzhak Shamir Mar 12 2010 10:50 AM from Huffington Post
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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