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Tue 09 Sep 2007France's role in Nato may increase - SarkozyFRANCE:France could rejoin Nato's integrated military command if there is progress towards an independent European defence capability and Paris wins a leading role in Nato's command structure, President Nicolas Sarkozy has told a US paper.In an interview with the New York Timesyesterday, Mr Sarkozy said that these two conditions must be met before France would consider rejoining the military command structure it left more than 40 years ago.