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Helping To Build A Better-organized, Fair And Harmonious World: That Idea Lies At The Heart Of My Conception Of Our Country's Role. Down Through The Centuries, France Has Provided Answers To The Great Questions Facing Mankind. In Continuing To Do So, France Is Responding To A Genuine Demand, Displaying Leadership And Influencing The Course Of Events.

The Kyoto Protocol...the First Component Of An Authentic Global Governance.

Anything That Can Hurt The Convictions Of Another, Particularly Religious Convictions, Must Be Avoided. Freedom Of Expression Must Be Exercised In A Spirit Of Responsibility. I Condemn All Manifest Provocation That Might Dangerously Fan Passions.

The European Union And Russia Have An Identical Viewpoint. We Have Condemned Any Potential Revision Of The Abm Treaty, Believing That Such A Revision Will Involve A Risk Of Proliferation That Will Be Very Dangerous For The Future.

France Is Deeply Upset To Learn Of The Monstrous Attacks That Have Just Struck The United States.... In These Terrible Circumstances, All French People Stand By The American People. We Express Our Friendship And Solidarity In This Tragedy.