“The United Kingdom is a friendly, strong and allied nation, regardless of its leaders,” Emmanuel Macron said from Algiers on Friday, after the favorite for the British prime minister’s post, Liz Truss, refused to say whether the French president he was “friend or foe” of his country.
“The British people, the nation that is the United Kingdom, is a friendly, strong and allied nation, whoever their leaders are, and sometimes despite and beyond their leaders or the small mistakes they may make in saying stage” declared the French head of state. he was on the sidelines of an official visit to Algeria.
“If we are not able, between the French and the British, to say whether we are friends or enemies – the term is not neutral – we are heading for serious problems,” said Emmanuel Macron, during a press conference, after a visit to the San Eugenio Cemetery. .
“The UK is a friend of France”
“It’s never good to lose your bearings too much in life. If I were asked the question … whoever is considered to be the next leader in Britain, I don’t wonder for a second. The UK is a friend of France “, he insisted.
Emmanuel Macron, “friend or foe”? Liz Truss, refused this Thursday, during an electoral meeting of the conservative party in Norwich (southeast of the United Kingdom), to decide, affirming that she would judge the French president “by his actions” of him.
The one who continues to be the head of diplomacy in her country, in a government that currently manages, aspires to succeed Boris Johnson, who resigned in July, at number 10 Downing Street.
When the journalist presenting the evening asked “Macron, friend or foe?”, Ms. Truss replied “the jury is still out”, which made the room laugh.
“If I become prime minister, I will judge him by his actions and not by his words,” he added.
disagreements
There are many litigation files between France and the United Kingdom, in particular the management of the post-Brexit files, whether they be fisheries or Northern Ireland.
The two countries, allies within NATO, have also had different approaches to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Boris Johnson adopting a very hard line against Vladimir Putin while the French president has defended the need to maintain an open dialogue with the master. of the Kremlin.
Source: BFM TV
