ANKARA - ``I think that any one with common sense can see that I have no intention to intimidate anything between Turkey and France,`` said French Ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade.
Answering questions of reporters, Poudade indicated, ``they tried to derive a sensational meaning from my words, but it is not so. What I said was so clear. Those who read my remarks can understand what I mean.``
Poudade said that Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted to express his concerns during his meeting with executives of French companies investing in Turkey.
``My duty is to convey these concerns and sensitivities to the other party,`` he noted.
Poudade indicated that PM Erdogan is in fact trying to preserve friendly relations between Turkey and France. ``This is everybody`s aim,`` he added.