EU strikes deal on Iraq

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    European Union leaders have sought to present a united front over how to deal with Iraq by issuing a joint statement saying force should only be used as a "last resort".

    But underlying differences threatened to resurface on Tuesday as EU candidate nations prepared to meet after coming under a stinging attack from French President Jacques Chirac for supporting America's stance.

    The countries, mainly former Soviet-bloc states, will be briefed on the EU's emergency summit, at which leaders agreed on a compromise declaration warning Iraq had a "final opportunity" to resolve the crisis peacefully.


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