Launched in early 1970 and based largely on the Arab policy of

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, the idea of a Euro-Arab dialogue took shape in 1973 following the

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and the

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, thanks to French President

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and his Foreign Minister,

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. The parties were the

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and the

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. The aim was to thoroughly review the very nature of Euro-Arab relations and to achieve an overhaul of relations between the partners, on the basis of equality and respect for the interests of each. At the same time, the Euro-Arab dialogue had a strong political content, which aimed to create Euro-Arab cooperation against the

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and to put pressure on

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. The Euro-Arab dialogue is a central part of the

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thesis of

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References

Literature

* * {{cite book, last=Bourrinet, first=Jacques (dir.), title=Le dialogue euro-arabe, location=Paris, publisher=Economica, year=1979 * Dajani, Ahmed. ''Dialogue euro-arabe, point de vue arabe'', (in Arab). Le Caire : Maktaba Anglo-égyptienne, 1976. * Khader, Bichara. ''L'Europe et le monde arabe: Cousins, voisins''. Paris : Publisud, 1992. * Saint-Prot, Charles (dir.). Le dialogue euro-arabe. Paris : Revue d’études des relations internationales, n°34, été 1981. * Saint-Prot Charles et El TIBI Zeina (dir.). ''Quelle union pour quelle Méditerranée ?'' Contributions de Mustapha Cherif, Emmanuel Dupuy, Henri Guaino, Bichara Khader, Jawad Kerdoudi, Alain Leroy, Antoine-Tristan Mocilnikar, Hatem M’rad, Pierre Pascallon, Gilles Pennequin, Salah Stétié. Paris : Observatoire d'études géopolitiques, Études géopolitiques 9- Karthala, 2008.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20150709040540/http://www.medea.be/?doc=55&lang=en Foreign relations of the European Union Eurabia

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