And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of goodwill. I have the same idea this time. ↗
Whenever I look at pictures of horrific things that soldiers do or that have been done to soldiers I always feel sorry for everybody involved because politics throws them into these horrific situations where really it's just 18-year-old kids. ↗
France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete. ↗
I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that. ↗
I think that the proposed constitution is one of the European legal documents with the strongest social dimension I have seen since I began following European issues. ↗