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Sarkozy lauds British PM ahead of election
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) is greeted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London. Sarkozy showered praise on Brown weeks before a general election in Britain, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.
LONDON (AFP) - – French President Nicolas Sarkozy showered praise on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday weeks before a general election here, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.
Sarkozy said after talks in London that Brown was a "great reformer" and someone who was "willing to get things moving".
The centre-right president said that although Brown was from the other side of the fence politically -- he leads the centre-left Labour Party -- they were able to discuss issues frankly "even if we don't always agree".
The president later Friday met David Cameron, the leader of the centre-right Conservatives who are more 'natural' political partners for Sarkozy's party.
But he criticised Cameron's decision to withdraw the Conservatives from the main centre-right grouping in the European Parliament.
Cameron could become prime minister if the Conservatives win an election widely expected to take place on May 6, although opinion polls show their long-comfortable lead over Labour has dwindled sharply in recent weeks.
Sarkozy insisted he had not come to Britain to "play politics" by visiting so close to the election.
However, his insistence that Britain must be "right in the heart" of Europe appeared to be aimed at Cameron, who last year pulled the Conservatives out of the European People's Party (EPP) to align with a group of small parties.
Sarkozy's party and that of German Chancellor Angela Merkel belong to the EPP.
"If you want to me to say that I regret his (Cameron's) decision on the EPP, my answer is yes," Sarkozy said.
In other comments he slammed the United States over changes to bidding rules for a tanker jet contract, saying it was "not the way" for Washington to treat its European allies.
Brown added he was "disappointed" at the way the rules had been altered to favour US aerospace giant Boeing, which is poised to win a 35 billion dollar (26 billion euro) deal to build aerial refueling planes for the US air force.
"I admit that I did not appreciate this decision," Sarkozy adding: "I don't like protectionism.
"These are methods which are not good for the partners of the United States, which is a great nation with which we are close, and friends," he added.
Northrop and European partner EADS dropped their joint offer amid European allegations that the Pentagon altered bidding rules for the contract in order to favour Boeing's all-American offer over the European bid.
Turning to efforts to avoid a repetition of the global economic crisis, the president said France, Britain and their European partners were seeking to find a "balance" on regulating hedge funds.
Sarkozy said he remained convinced that the highly speculative funds "bore a heavy responsibility" for the crisis, and that they need to be regulated.
Britain, the main European centre for hedge funds, is concerned that draft EU directives to introduce tighter regulation could throw up new barriers to business.
Separately, Sarkozy snapped at a question about recent rumours concerning his private life, dismissing the speculation as "ravings" and saying he had no time to waste on them.
"You must be unaware what a president of the Republic's diary is like, but I don't have a second, or even half a second, to waste on these ravings," he said.
"I wonder why you use your speaking time to ask such a question," he rebuked the French journalist.
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