January 15, 2008

Sarkozy & the Saudis

The big-news is that Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni may be married now.
The second-biggest news is that, Nicolas-Sarkozy arrived in Saudi Arabia, one day before George-Bush himself arrived there.
“France wants to be Arabia’s friend, she wants to be the friend of the Arab world, a friend that does not preach-lessons, but that tells the truth.”

For the French president, “here in Saudi-Arabia the relationship of Islam to modernity is being tested.” This is why “France does not want to be just a strategic economic partner, but also a political partner for Saudi Arabia.”

Sakozy's remarks, Via Le Figaro
Post via The Brussels Journal

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