Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Bono addresses François Hollande in French in the name of the fight against poverty



Bono sent a message  on Friday, March 1 to François Hollande in French on the subject of the fight against extreme poverty.

U2 frontman and co-founder of   ONE  involved in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, speaks  in French during the first thirty seconds of the video, posted on the YouTube account of the Ministry Foreign Affairs.  It was originally broadcast on March 1 at the occasion of the closing of  "Assises du développement et de la solidarité international".

"More than 200 years  France  brought to the world the message" liberty, equality, fraternity "still firmly you cling to the idea that denial of human rights anywhere is a threat to the rights  ", stated the Irish singer.

On the particular subject of Mali, Bono spoke directly to the President of the Republic, "Mr. Holland, you are 100% right when you say, 'now it is the time for the development in Mali." It is very important to me. Mali is a country which I love like many musicians. "

translation: mysteriousways©

http://www.huffingtonpost.fr//http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr

http://www.one.org/international/

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