French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin (L) talks with his Belgian
counterpart Guy Verhofstadt (R) at the start of a meeting in Brussels
September 16, 2002. Earlier on Monday, during a news conference at the
European Commission, Raffarin disowned a visit by three pro-government
parliamentarians to Iraq, saying their freelance trip ran counter to
Paris'policy at a sensitive time. REUTERS/Thierry Roge REUTERS

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