Each Country Has A Soul, And France's

I Perfectly Understood President Obama's Attitude Throughout The French Presidential Campaign. He Had No Reason To Distance Himself From Nicolas Sarkozy. It's The Basic Solidarity That Leaders Who Worked Together Owe To Each Other.

Between France And Senegal There's A History. There's A Language That We Both Speak. There's A Culture That We Share And To Which Both Of Our Peoples Have Contributed. But Beyond Our History, Beyond Our Language, Beyond The Links That Have United Us For So Long, What Unites Us Today Is The Future.

I Know Where I'm Going And I Have Told The French. I Am Sure If Hope Is There, We Will Be Able To Put France Back On Its Feet To Live Better In Five Years Than We Do Today.

Nothing Was Given To Me, Nothing Was Entrusted To Me, Nothing Was Assigned To Me. Everything I Have, I Took By Right.

The Transatlantic Relationship Is Vital For Both Our Countries: France Will Remain A Reliable Ally Of The United States. Nevertheless, Ally Does Not Mean Aligned.