French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for a visit at the invitation of the country's president.The visit marks the first time a French minister has been to Iraq since it opposed the US-led invasion in 2003.
The election in May of Nicolas Sarkozy as French president brought a big improvement in relations with the US.
The French Foreign Ministry said Mr Kouchner was in the country to express a "message of solidarity".
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