On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told French media that Langlois had been taken prisoner.

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In Paris, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said his country held the Syrian government accountable for the deaths.

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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told a radio network Thursday that "light must be shed" on events leading up to the shootings by Merah.

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The former French Prime Minister, Alain Juppe - a close ally of President Jacques Chirac - has been formally placed under investigation over corruption allegations.

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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he would bring up the gravity of the situation in Syria with his counterparts at a meeting of the G8 economies that began Wednesday.

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Needless to say, the whole episode was highly embarrassing for Paris both internationally and domestically, and Sarkozy was essentially forced to fire Alliot-Marie and replace her with the veteran Alain Juppe.

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Foreign Minister Alain Juppe also spoke admiringly of Aubrac.

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Speaking on French radio on Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said that Monday's plan was "precisely the response to one of the major questions of this ratings agency that mentions the insufficiency of European economic governance".

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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the conference needed to exert the maximum pressure on the Syrian government and also on Russia, but insisted there was no military option on the table and France could not envisage such an option without an international mandate.

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