I never like to say that I 'believe' anything. There are no ideas worth believing.

One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.

Franco-American relations have been, and always will be, both conflictual and excellent. The U.S. finds France unbearable with its pretensions; we find the U.S. unbearable with its hegenomism. But deep down, we remember that the 'boys' - came to help us two times, just as the Americans remember that the French helped them with their independence. So there will be sparks but no fire, because a real bond exists.

The law must have the last word.

No one can act alone in the name of all and no one can accept the anarchy of a society without rules.

The European Union and Russia have an identical viewpoint. We have condemned any potential revision of the ABM treaty, believing that such a revision will involve a risk of proliferation that will be very dangerous for the future.

If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.