PARIS, Aug 21 (AP): French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday that the United States cannot solve Iraq's problems on its own, and that Iraqi officials he has met in Baghdad this week are hoping France can play a role in their troubled country.
Kouchner was speaking to French radio from Baghdad, where he arrived Sunday on a highly symbolic, surprise visit seen as marking a shift in France's relations with the United States and Iraq. It was the first visit by a top French official since the 2003 US-led invasion, which France fiercely opposed.
"It was necessary to be here," Kouchner said on RTL radio. "Everyone knows that the Americans cannot bring this country out of difficulty all alone."
Kouchner said the Iraqis are "expecting something" from France.
America alone can't solve Iraq problem: French FM
FE Team | Published: August 22, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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