Chirac, Prodi Discuss Lebanon in Relations Revival Summit
French President Jacques Chirac and Italian Premier Romano Prodi, who held a summit meeting to shore up strained ties, reached "very broad agreement" on Lebanon, a diplomat said Friday.Prodi said the meeting in Lucca, Italy confirmed "the deep friendship" between the two countries, which were at odds notably over the contribution of troops to the multinational force in Iraq by the premier's predecessor Silvio Berlusconi. The two leaders also have a "shared approach" on the Middle East, where Chirac said a "sharp deterioration of the situation calls for a strong initiative by Europe."
The pair agreed to ask Britain, Germany and other EU countries to join a Middle East peace initiative they launched earlier this month along with Spain, a diplomat said.
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