that's why there was such u.n. nimty in keeping them in place. >> translator: in response to your first question, while i have four children, so that makes it even more difficult for me to make any choice at all. we're not trying to be anyone's favorite. there are historic links, we share common values and i can see that views convert on many issues but it's not about hierarchy, it's about being useful to the world because the french between the united states and france is not just about strengthening our ties, economic ties and cultural or personal ties. and that already would be a great deal. it's not just about bringing two societies closer to one another. it's just about sharing technology. what makes this friendship between the united states of america and france is the fact that we can hold values in -- at a specific point in time with this american presidency and with this french presidency, if i may say so. with regards to iran, your second question, just as the united states, we wanted to work on the basis of th