Sarkozy hopes for good-neighborhood relations with Belarus

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed hope that the Belarus-French relations would develop on the basis of good neighborhood principles, French Ambassador in Minsk Mireille Musso told reporters in Minsk.
The envoy said that Alexander Lukashenka and Nicolas Sarkozy had exchanged letters.

"Belarus President congratulated Sarkozy with his election to the top post. Sarkozy, in return, sent a thank-you letter, expressing hope that our bilateral relations would develop on the basis of the principles proposed in the European Neighborhood Policy program," Belapan quoted Ambassador Musso as saying.

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