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Ahmadinejad: Europe can save itself
need to give the new French government more time, so it can achieve a better understanding of the situation," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
"We are in no hurry and we believe that time can help the French government find its place."
Iran hopes that Paris will start acting realistically as soon as possible as we do not desire it to do anything to tarnish the image of the French nation, he added on the sidelines of a general meeting of the high provincial councils.
He pointed out that France is a great nation which can be instrumental in helping achieve global peace and security and said that Iran and France have a long history of mutual cultural ties.
He noted that the time has come for European leaders to act independently.
"They can avoid incurring heavy expenses and help save themselves if they act independently," the Chief Executive concluded.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has recently commented that the world must prepare for war with Iran.
France`s newly adopted policy is considered a shift in the country`s foreign policy towards becoming Bush`s new lapdog.