Madam, on behalf of my colleague, I feel extremely embarrassed by your comments. You attended various events with Mr. Diouf, namely a cocktail during which my colleague the Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke to Mr. Diouf and to the people who were there. I can only reiterate the efforts made by my colleagues to learn French and I believe one must be a spoilsport to judge the quality of the results when someone is making an effort to speak our language.
On June 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.