but the president said if any company fools around with sanctions, they are going to pay a significant price. listen to what he said. businesses may be exploring are there some possibilities to get in sooner rather than later if and when there is a actual agreement to be had. but i can tell you that they do so at their own peril right now. because we will come down on them like a ton of bricks. you know, with respect to the sanctions that we control and we expect full compliance with respect to the p5 plus 1. so there the president making it clear, the sanctions will continue during this interim deal. and we heard a similar strong statement from president hollande. and the french president, however, added he couldn t control these businessmen, but he clearly shared the president s sentiments about having them not overstep their
they find french society particularly welcoming for them. you also asked me a question on a statement made by mr. gattas, the employers union president, on what i call the responsibility pact. well, this has nothing to do with the declaration or the statement. what is the responsibility pact? this i m explaining most to american journalists, because french journalists are familiar with it. this responsibility pact is about mobilizing the entire country to reach one goal. barack obama mentioned the american economy s resilience following the crisis. well, there comes a point where after an ordeal, you have to be stronger. than you were before the ordeal. before the crisis. you need to be able to mobile eyes more strength, more energy.
otherwise there will be fears and threats. so if we are act in good faith, if we respect each other and if we want to promote growth, as we said a few moments ago, we can go faster. and i think now we ll hear a question from mr. post. since last year, foreign investments in france is been crumbling, and we are not benefitting in france from the world recovery. president obama, do you think that mr. hollande doesn t do much to encourage american investors to invest in france? and mr. hollande, you will meet businessmen. for them you are a socialist. you think that the world of finance is an enemy, and you tax wealth at 75%. so how on earth are you going to convince businessmen here. and what will you tell pierre