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The source has expressed a sort of concern over Sarkozy statements to media during his election campaign, as he revealed his keenness not to “apologize” officially for France crimes during the colonial era. As for Algeria project to develop its civil nuclear, our interlocutor pointed out that Algeria needs France help in this field but will not be bound to accept France conditions as it is negotiating with other parties such as the USA in order to get the necessary help. In the same connection, the source stated that Sarkozy will face great difficulties to convince the European parties with the foreign policy France is to adopt as it is mostly underpinned by contradiction. As for immigration problem, the diplomatic source made clear that Algeria and France are bound with a convention that protect Algerian from immigration laws Sarkozy has set, but the convention clauses are not applied. However, the Algerian diplomatic source expressed a kind of optimism after Sarkozy speeches became more moderate recently, given the fact that he illustrated his statements with Algeria, the fact mirrors the importance Sarkozy attaches to France relations with Algeria. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sarkozy foreign policy is contradictory