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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni - Source: Reuters -
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says that she is trying to slow the pace of
her husband's foreign travels so she can spend more time with the
French president.
President Nicolas Sarkozy has undertaken dozens of overseas trips
since taking office in 2007, maintaining the high pace even after
his whirlwind romance and marriage to former supermodel Carla Bruni
last year.
His wife rarely accompanies Sarkozy on his travels and she has
taken part in only a few major state visits over the past 12
months. The couple have occasionally added a few days of private
holiday on to official visits.
"What I regret is the lack of time," Bruni-Sarkozy told Le Figaro
magazine, in comments released ahead of Saturday's
publication.
"I am trying to slow the rhythm of our foreign trips ... When I
intervene it is just over how we use our time," she said, adding
that she never got involved in political decisions.
Bruni-Sarkozy also revealed how she was hurt by attacks on the
president. "The only tough thing is criticism levelled against my
husband. I suffer on his behalf when they are unfair or unfounded,
which is 90 percent of the time."
