France Envoy Asks For Close German Cooperation In Financial Crisis
"It is essential that Europe continues to demonstrate its leadership and that a close Franco-German relationship gives its weight and its capacity for initiative," said Bernard de Montferrand in a column to appear Friday in the financial daily Handelsblatt.
The French ambassador released a version of his text in French late Thursday.
"That is what is needed for a return of confidence" in the economy, he said. "We will win or we will lose together."
Concerning recent French proposals for a European economic government, which brought objections from several E.U. member states starting with Germany, de Montferrand said that it was a question of getting past the "misunderstandings" that don't reflect the reality.
It is the idea of "economic government which worries so much our German friends," he said. "It is better not to use this expression but progress in the coordination of our economic policies and our financial decisions."
Click here to go to Dow Jones NewsPlus, a web front page of today's most important business and market news, analysis and commentary: http://www.djnewsplus.com/al?rnd=1bP0hrf3cEF8XItNaEuUZQ%3D%3D. You can use this link on the day this article is published and the following day.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 13, 2008 17:03 ET (22:03 GMT)
Publié le 13 novembre 2008 Copyright © 2008 Dowjones
Partager sur:
