LE FIGARO.- How would you describe your meeting with Bruno Le Maire? Positive? Tense?
Wopke HOEKSTRA .- It was very open, very constructive and very frank. It was important that I come to affirm the commitment of the Dutch State to build the future of Air France-KLM: a common future where KLM is firmly anchored within the group. I wanted also to remind our French friends how much they are allies critical of the netherlands, both on economic issues and european issues.
do you Understand that your rise to the capital has been perceived as very aggressive?
I agree that our increase in the stake was unorthodox. I was uncomfortable for the past three weeks of not being able to discuss this project during my exchanges with Bruno Le Maire, but the securities laws in French and Dutch to me prohibited. Today, he and I are in agreement that it is necessary to turn the page. France and the netherlands are all in the capital of the group. Together, we will trace the …
