Blair sidesteps French food fight
Tony Blair has refused to be drawn into a diplomatic row after the French president reportedly made insulting remarks about British food.
Jacques Chirac joked with German and Russian leaders: "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad."
As the G8 summit nears, Mr Blair said: "The G8 is going to focus on really important issues and to be quite honest I'm not going to disparage anybody."
Mr Chirac also reportedly said Britain had the worst food after Finland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4651109.stm
Tony Blair has refused to be drawn into a diplomatic row after the French president reportedly made insulting remarks about British food.
Jacques Chirac joked with German and Russian leaders: "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad."
As the G8 summit nears, Mr Blair said: "The G8 is going to focus on really important issues and to be quite honest I'm not going to disparage anybody."
Mr Chirac also reportedly said Britain had the worst food after Finland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4651109.stm
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Vanhimmat
"Britannian pääministeri TONY BLAIR on kuitannut naurulla Jacques Chiracin väheksyvät lausunnot brittien ruokakulttuurista. - En halua sanasotaan ennen olympiaisännyysäänestystä, Blair sanoi hymyillen Singaporessa. Sekä Pariisi että Lontoo ovat hakeneet vuoden 2012 kesäkisoja. Chirac sanoi viikonloppuna Saksan liittokanslerille Gerhard Schröderille ja Venäjän presidentille Vladimir Putinille, että englantilaista ruokaa huonompaa löytyy vain Suomesta"
Blair teki oikein, kun viittasi kintaalla Chiracille. Chiracista ei taida olla muuhun kuin vitsiniekkariksi ja kiukuttelijaksi.