Posted on 11/14/2008 12:11:34 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
"We really must move forward... to remove sources of friction," Mr Sarkozy said at a joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The talks in Nice, in southern France, came just ahead of a global summit in Washington on the financial crisis.
Mr Sarkozy also urged Russia to complete a troop pull-out from Georgia.
"I told Mr Medvedev there will have to be more progress with regard to withdrawing troops," he said. France hosted the EU-Russia meeting on Friday, as it currently holds the EU presidency.
Under a French-brokered ceasefire deal, Russia withdrew many of its troops following a brief war with Georgia in August. But Georgia says Russia must also withdraw forces from the Akhalgori and Kodori Gorge areas.
The deal said Russia should pull back to positions it held before the war. Russia plans to keep thousands of troops in the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
New security plans
Referring to Russia's missile deployment threat, Mr Sarkozy called for a European security summit next year under the auspices of the European security body, the OSCE.
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Gallic ping.
Ping.
Maybe with the Cowboy gone, and Marxist Giveaway Boy as Commander in Chief of the US military, the EuroSocialists realize the national defense free lunch is over.
With Obama taking control, and gutting our military, the Euros must realize they are going to be on their own.
If they call for help, like in WWII, there won’t be anyone home.
I have to give Sarkozy some credit. He has been very active on the world stage speaking out on threats to the West.
but I feel like he is all alone.
They just want to appease and then surrender.
Europe has a had a free lunch forever. Our foreign welfare has protected them for long enough.
Instead of developing their military and increasing their defense capabilities. They have increased their welfare state and taken long vacations.
The party is over.
He isn’t alone right now but will be damn near alone as of January 21st, 2009.
Sarkozy: US missile shield won't help security
France could build their own,...lots of folks looking for work in the EU.
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NICE, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy undercut the American rationale for a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe on Friday by saying that the system would do nothing to improve European security.
Sarkozy's comments were the strongest to date by an American ally against the missile-defense plans, which have infuriated Russia despite the Bush administration's insistence that they are aimed at protecting Europe from Iran.
"Deployment of a missile defense system would bring nothing to security in Europe ... it would complicate things, and would make them move backward," Sarkozy said after a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev smiled and pointed his finger at Sarkozy in approval after the comments from the French president.
The remarks came at the end of a week in which the United States and Russia rejected each other's proposed solutions to the standoff over the missile plans, making it increasingly likely that it will not be resolved before U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
Obama has not been explicit about his intentions on European missile defense, saying it would be prudent to "explore the possibility" but expressing some skepticism about the technical capability of U.S. missile defenses.
Hey Europe. We’re going to have our hands full over here for a while. You guys mind the shop, ‘kay?
Russian leader Medvedev heading to Cuba, Venezuela
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MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela, which have increasing military and trade ties with Moscow.
The French are great talkers but seem to forget that Napolean died a long time ago and no one has replaced him.
It’s a struggle between Sarkozy and Putin for the title, “Leader of the Free World.”
Thanks Ernest.
I’m for us building them the system only if Europe pays for it.
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