Skeptics question French President Sarkozy's Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 1:20 pm ETPARIS (AP) — Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?
PARIS (AP) — Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?
When the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago today, was Nicolas Sarkozy chipping away at it with a pickax? That's what the French president is suggesting in a casual post on his Facebook page. But some Frenchmen aren't so sure he was really there that historic night.
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday urged Mahmoud Abbas to remain at his post as president of the Palestinian Authority, the presidential office in Paris said. In a phone call, Sarkozy encouraged Abbas to continue his action in the serv...
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “most joyful day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “happiest day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove all the way from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
Paris, Nov 9 (AFP) French President Nicolas Sarkozy raised eyebrows today with his memory of how he rushed to Berlin 20 years ago to witness the fall of the Wall, amid questions over the accuracy of his account.
PARIS (AP) - Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell? The French president suggests - in a casual post on his Facebook page - that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 1989.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France says he was in Berlin when the wall fell, but the media in Paris are not convinced.
Washington, 10 November (WashingtonTV)—French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, on Monday warned Iran that they would not “rule out” more sanctions against Tehran, if it fails to meet its obligations over its nuclear program.
In France it is a tale of one and now two sons – of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last month Mr. Sarkozy rolled eyeballs around the Republic when his son Jean, 23 and not finished with college, was tapped as a candidate to run Paris' wealthiest district, La Defense. A slightly shocked public reaction brought a withdrawal from Sarkozy the younger.
Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally — and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, and joined German families using pickaxes to tear down the concrete slabs, he said in a post on his Facebook Internet page.
The European Commission was on a collision course with France on Monday, with a major row brewing over when Paris will have to rein in spending.
Critics Attack French President's Facebook Post Saying he was in Berlin when Wall Fell
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive.
Paris - France and Poland have decided to cooperate in the development of nuclear power stations in the Eastern European country, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday in Paris. Warsaw and Paris will hol...