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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11402)	2/9/2002 7:32:29 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

Jospin Renews Attack on U.S. "Unilateralism" France's Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin added his voice Friday to the growing criticism from Europe of U.S. foreign policy, calling on Washington to broaden its contacts with the rest of the world and not to become fixated on the war on terrorism. "One cannot reduce the problems of the world to the single dimension of the fight against terrorism -- however vital that might be -- nor can one rely for solving them on the dominance of military methods," Jospin said. "Our conception of the world aims at building a more balanced international community, a safer and fairer world. This conception is based on a multilateral approach," he said. The French prime minister was speaking in Paris at a conference of European parliamentarians on international money-laundering. His remarks echoed those of Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine who on Wednesday accused the U.S. of pursuing a "simplistic" foreign policy since the September 11 attacks. France favored "All forms of cooperation which allow members of the international community to attack the essential problems together... no country can claim to be able to solve them alone," AFP quoted Jospin as saying. Citing as examples international negotiations on the environment, trade and disarmament, he urged Washington "Not to give way to the strong temptation of unilateralism, but to re-engage with us" He said joint action with the U.S. against terrorism would "continue with determination... but that does not mean we shouldn't reflect clearly on the lessons to be drawn from the events of September 11." Several European leaders have recently raised doubts about what they fear is a go-it-alone policy being pursued by President George W. Bush, and in particular about his attempts to broaden the war on terrorism to Iran, Iraq and North Korea -- which he branded an "axis of evil." North Korea meanwhile on Friday labeled the United States the "empire of devil" as it denounced it for seeking the biggest rise in defense spending since the early 1980s. "Though it has the largest number of weapons of mass destruction in the world, the U.S. is sharply increasing military expenditure," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. "This clearly proves that the U.S., 'empire of devil,' is posing a grave threat to the world peace and stability," it said. tehrantimes.com