Roland Dumas
Roland Dumas
Roland Dumasis a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President François Mitterrand from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993. He was also President of the Constitutional Council from 1995 to 1999...
changed mind president several subject
The president changed his mind on the subject several times,
decided prime sale
The then prime minister, Michel Rocard, decided in 1989 that the sale should go through,
age age-and-aging dishonour heartache risk running
It's a heartache for me to be here, ... Running the risk of dishonour at my age is a disagreeable reality.
crush easier france gain game greatly inherited role shadows start subtle
It is easier to crush me than to investigate the role of France itself, which benefited greatly from this subtle game of shadows and light, which I inherited but did not start or gain from,
cabinet colleagues deal opposed
I was opposed to the deal but all my cabinet colleagues were in favour,