| File under "Be careful what you ask for." |
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner apologised on Monday for having said that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki should be replaced. Maliki had on Sunday demanded an apology from Kouchner for the comments he made to Newsweek magazine.
"If the Prime Minister Mr Maliki wants me to apologise for having interfered in Iraqi affairs in such a direct way, of course I will do it," Kouchner said on RTL radio. "But again that doesn't change the facts. I'm not the only one to present a few criticisms ... I should have said, again, I repeat ... that those were the words of the people I spoke to and if it was badly interpreted, I'm sorry."| "Mistakes were made. Now back off, twerp!" |
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