«So, together with President Calderón, we did not wish to let the plate tectonics bring us together at the rhythm of a few millimetres per year. We wished to upset old habits, dust off old speeches, accelerate the « rapprochements » in order to reach a real strategic partnership.». These booming words, pronounced by a French president on 9 March 2009, in Mexico… Followed by an exciting announcement: « The invitation, dear Felipe, which I have just extended to you for a Year of Mexico in France, will not disappoint you». Not disappoint? That remains to be seen … The Year of Mexico in France has just run aground on a debatable pitfall, the Cassez affair, a judicial case that has become a matter of State. 350 events that included actors, musicians, visual artists, writers, major works of national heritage and contemporary creations: they have all been sacrificed in the name of a dubious combat, started off to a bad start, and which could have had a greater chance in succeeding had it been discreet. What has happened to French diplomacy? «We return to France with the feeling of having friends here, and more than friends, of having brothers with whom we share the same ambition, the same values, the same convictions.»My God, how quickly speeches grow old …
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