Powell sees good ties with new French FM but fond of De Villepin

[Flagg]

POWELL SEES GOOD TIES WITH NEW FRENCH FM BUT FOND OF DE VILLEPIN
Received Friday, 2 April 2004 15:45:00 GMT

BRUSSELS, April 2 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday he looked forward to working with his new French counterpart, Michel Barnier, including over a possible role for France in Iraq.
Powell and the former European Union commissioner met Friday in Brussels on the sidelines of a NATO meeting, a French foreign ministry spokesman said.
After the fireworks of his relationship with Barnier's predecessor, Dominique de Villepin, Powell told reporters: "I'm pleased to work with Minister Barnier and I look forward to a good relationship with him."
Powell and de Villepin clashed most memorably last year in the run-up to the war in Iraq, when the French minister, speaking in a televised debate at the UN Security Council, passionately denounced the US case for invasion.
But the secretary of state said he had always stayed friends with de Villepin, who was appointed by French President Jacques Chirac as interior minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.
"Minister de Villepin and I, even though we had some serious disagreements in the course of our service together, we never lost the ability to talk to each other as friends and as friends with a common purpose to try to get to the right answer," Powell said.


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[omshanti]

1. I'm fond of Villepin too.. Oo la la!!

[leftchick]

2. <sigh>

I will miss him too... :(

[sushi]

3. Me too!!!

:wow:

[JI7]

4. he is a hottie

but more so because of his intelligence and charm. while he does look nice, he is much more attractive and appealing when you hear him speak. remember that huge applause he got at the united nations? the new foreign minister seems like he is nice looking based on a picture someone else posted once, but they say he doesn't have the personality of dominique.

[omshanti]

5. He has a dreamy voice...

Agree with you there - the charm and intelligence have a lot to do with it.
Every time I hear his voice on NPR it's like melting caramel... mmmm...

[Fear]

6. Keep the US out of Europe right now

Keep the US out of europe right now, enough damage is done already