Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had an amicable meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Tuesday, despite apparent disagreements on climate change and Afghanistan.
Harper said he had no fears about two of the promises the newly elected president has made — a pullout of French troops from Afghanistan and an import tax on countries that don't respect the Kyoto accord.
While Harper said the two are on the same page on both issues, the prime minister told a German business lunch on Monday that Canada couldn't meet its commitments under Kyoto.
Sarkozy, who was elected last month, ran on a platform of slapping an import tax on countries that shirk their Kyoto responsibilities.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, who also met Harper on Tuesday, said France's carbon-tax policy is not aimed at Canada.
Fillon also said while France does want to pull its troops out of Afghanistan, where more than 2,000 Canadian soldiers are serving, the withdrawal wouldn't be imminent.
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