About it writes on Thursday, July 14, the news Agency Reuters.
Recall that Johnson actively promoted the project of a British exit from the EU, the so-called Brexit, while France is one of the founders of the European Alliance. Thus, from the point of view of the French, Johnson – the ideology of «divorce» and the collapse of integration.
«I don’t care about Boris Johnson, but… during the campaign he lied a lot, and now find themselves pushed into a corner,» said Ayrault in an interview with radio station Europe 1.
After June 23 were released the results of Brexit. Johnson didn’t get a chance to become head of government and leader of the Conservative party, replacing in this post by David Cameron. But the big-time politics he had not gone – the day before newly elected Prime Minister Theresa may has appointed the former mayor of London to head the British foreign office.
- However, to implement the «divorce» with the EU committed not to him but David Davis, the former Tory leader also called for the withdrawal from the Alliance. But Ayrault, usually do not go beyond diplomatic language, is very concerned about new course of British foreign policy.
«He was between two fires – on the one hand, he must defend the interests of his country, and with another – to clearly define the direction of relations with the EU. I need a partner with whom you can negotiate – honest, reliable and trustworthy. This ambiguity and uncertainty contrary to the interests of the British themselves», – leads edition of the words of the French Minister.
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Leaving the European Union "does not mean leaving Europe", Britain's new foreign minister and leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said Thursday...
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"There is a massive difference between leaving the EU and our relations with Europe, which if anything are going to be intensified."
In one of her first acts as prime minister Wednesday, Theresa May named Johnson the country's top diplomat, stunning observers who had written off the gaffe-prone former London mayor after he pulled out of the race to succeed May's predecessor David Cameron two weeks ago.
Johnson said he had had a "very, very busy" first day on the job, with US counterpart John Kerry among the first to call with congratulations.
"His view was that post-Brexit, and after the negotiations, what he really wants to see -- and I think this is the right thing for the UK -- is more Britain abroad, a greater global profile. And I think we now have the opportunity to achieve that," Johnson said.
He shrugged off criticism from his European peers, including French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who accused him of having "lied a lot" during the Brexit campaign....AFP