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Mon 07 Jul 2008Cowen has no fears over Sarkozy visit on Lisbon rejection
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said last night in Paris that he had no fears that French president Nicolas Sarkozy might prove a disruptive force during his visit to Dublin next week to discuss the Lisbon Treaty.
Asked whether he feared Mr Sarkozy might "speak out of turn" on his visit to Dublin on July 21st, Mr Cowen said, "Not at all. President Sarkozy is most welcome to Ireland. He's president of the European Union for the second half of this year, and a very eminent and capable politician and statesman."
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