Foreign minister: France allied not aligned with US
Under new President Nicolas Sarkozy, France no longer has a policy of “permanent anti-Americanism” – but does not take orders from Washington either, the French foreign minister said today.
Bernard Kouchner, who was leaving today on a three-day trip to Washington, said France has moved on from the 12-year term of President Jacques Chirac, who was a top critic of the US-led war in Iraq.
