- Title: FRANCE-SHOOTING/KERRY Kerry to give 'big hug' to Paris after attacks
- Date: 15th January 2015
- Summary: SOFIA, BULGARIA (JANUARY 15, 2015) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE WITH BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER BOIKO BORISOV MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY, SAYING: "My visit to France is basically to share a big hug with Paris and express the affection of the American people for France and for our friends there, who have been through a terrible time and I don't feel any other exigencies other than a continuation of our friendship and our responsibilities as good friends and the longest ally in our history and that is why I am going." BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT EMBLEM KERRY AND BORISOV SHAKING HANDS / LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE
- Embargoed: 30th January 2015 12:00
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- Location: Bulgaria
- Country: Bulgaria
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA2WPCCHGO9RC09SKA1WTKHQH0G
- Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday (January 15) his visit to France was to give a "big hug" to Paris after attacks by Islamist gunmen on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
The U.S had come under fire after neither U.S. President Barack Obama nor top U.S. officials attended the Charlie Hebdo march in Paris, attended by dozens of top foreign leaders and dignitaries.
"My visit to France is basically to share a big hug with Paris and express the affection of the American people for France and for our friends there, who have been through a terrible time and I don't feel any other exigencies other than a continuation of our friendship and our responsibilities as good friends and the longest ally in our history and that is why I am going," Kerry told reporters at a news conference with the Bulgarian prime minister in Sofia, after being asked if he was going to Paris to make amends.
Kerry was due to meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Friday (January 15) to offer Washington's support. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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