(06-20-2002) U2's Bono Extracts Aid Pledge From France's Chirac - Variety

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PARIS (Reuters) - U2 singer Bono visited French President Jacques Chirac at his Paris palace Thursday and emerged with a promise that France's contribution in aid to poor countries would increase in coming years.

The Irish rock star, a staunch advocate of more generous aid and debt forgiveness, last month went on a 12-day swing through Africa with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, dubbed the "odd-couple tour."
 
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