PM VILLEPIN MEETS EU MANDELSON
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (lmeets with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson at the Hotel Matignon in Paris April 24, 2006. Mandelson said he hopes to secure an outline agreement on cutting tariffs and other trade barriers among World Trade Organisation members by this summer. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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