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Gulf with US is widening, says French minister
Jon Henley in Paris
Saturday March 2, 2002
"The foreign policy rift between Europe and the United States widened sharply yesterday as France urged Washington to consult properly with its partners and use its power 'more responsibly'. ... the transatlantic split was not just a 'passing polemic', but the result of 'real and fundamental' differences. ... There was 'real perplexity' in Europe in the face of a US administration that had rejected the Kyoto treaty on global warming, objected to an international criminal court, opposed multiple disarmament agreements and 'abused its UN security council veto' on the Middle East ... 'This is not sterile criticism, but an appeal for the United States to adopt a different attitude' ... ... [more]
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