Rather, Sarkozy has a history of using aggressive foreign relation moves to gain or maintain popularity at home.

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"While Australia welcomes foreign investment in our economy, we will carefully examine national interest issues where these arise in relation to foreign sovereign ownership, " Mr Swan said.

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However, in the past year, as other foreign currencies have weakened in relation to the U.S. dollar, the price of gold has pulled due to the relative weakening in conjunction with other market factors.

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Key foreign policy challenges, and in particular maintaining a united front in relation to Iran and the recent elections, will also play an important part of the proceedings.

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The just-announced program is large in relation to the size of the Chinese economy and much bigger than foreign analysts had expected.

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But his close associate and relation, Ieng Sary, who held the post of deputy prime minister and foreign minister in his regime, is very much alive and a prominent personality in Phnom Penh, the capital.

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Foreign Minister HASSAN WIRAYUDA (Indonesian Foreign Minister): Although the cost will be significant, it should be bearable in relation to estimated GDP and global investments, and certainly insignificant compared to the damage the yet uncontrolled climate change will wreak.

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Syria's foreign ministry said he had made statements that contradicted the duties of his post and no longer had any relation to the Syrian embassy in Baghdad.

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