I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.

Non-alignment will continue to be the fundamental basis of our approach to world problems and our relations with other countries.

France and Russia have oil companies and interests in Iraq. They should be told that if they are of assistance in moving Iraq toward decent government, we'll do the best we can to ensure that the new government and American companies work closely with them. If they throw in their lot with Saddam, it will be difficult to the point of impossible to persuade the new Iraqi government to work with them.

Our relations with the various Indian tribes continue to be of a pacific character.

But Russia are strong with or without Safin, they beat France without him in the quarterfinals and Davydenko has been playing unbelievably this year.

The suspension of the gas supply from Russia to Ukraine doesn't threaten supplies to France. With the assurances we received from Russia on the one hand, and thanks to our supply diversification policy on the other, there's no risk to France's gas supply.