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French PM Asks Ex-President Sarkozy Not to Compromise Paris Foreign Policy

© AFP 2023 / Charles PlatiauFrench Prime Minister Manuel Valls attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 28, 2015
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls asked former President and opposition leader Nicolas Sarkozy, who arrived in Moscow, not to compromise the position of French authorities on the question of foreign policy.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday asked former President Nicolas Sarkozy, currently visiting Moscow, not to compromise the position of French authorities on the question of foreign policy.

Sarkozy, the current leader of France's right-wing The Republicans party, arrived in Moscow on Wednesday night on an unofficial visit to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is expected to return to France on Friday. Putin said earlier on Thursday he was glad to discuss recent international developments and Russian-French relations with the former French president.

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"This is what I ask of the leader of opposition, that he does not compromise what is happening today," Valls said, as quoted by the Public Senat news channel.

"We need unity. It is also an element of strength, of credibility for France from the outside," Valls added.

Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012. Sarkozy retired from political life following his defeat in the 2012 presidential election. In September 2014, Sarkozy announced his return to politics as a member of opposition.

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