Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney
05/12/2013
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I enthusiastically welcome the decision made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to fully reintegrate France into the NATO alliance.
The NATO alliance has been the cornerstone of transatlantic security for the past 60 years.
France is a founding member of NATO and has been a strong contributor to NATO missions throughout the alliance's history.
We have serious differences that have grown over time. My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issu...