France Considers Iraq Security Role

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France is considering a possible role in Iraq to help bolster security in the war-torn country once sovereignty has been fully handed over to the Iraqi people, Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin has said.

"We are already working on the possibility of responding in the
area of security, in particular through the creation of a school for gendarmes or by training police," de Villepin said on Friday in his New Year's greetings to the press.

"We will see what the Iraqi authorities are asking for in terms of security" once sovereignty has been handed over in June, the minister said.

"We will clarify our position once a government has been formed in Iraq," he added.