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France–New Zealand relations refers to international relations between New Zealand and France. Relations between France and New Zealand have been rocky at times, but more recently become much closer. Bilateral relations have been good since World War I and World War II, with both countries working extremely closely during either conflicts, but the relationship was severely jeopardised by the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland on 10 July 1985 by French ''Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure'' (DGSE) agents. Relations between the two nations had been strained earlier.On June 25, 1973, the New Zealand government suspended for a time postal relations with France. New Zealand was put under fierce economic strain by France following the attack with French Government demanding the agents who carried out the attack to be released by the New Zealand government. Since then there has been some animosity among New Zealanders towards the French, but since the 20th anniversary of the bombing in 2005, there were signs that New Zealand had begun to warm to the French. The New Zealand Prime Minister’s official visit to France in 2003 opened a new chapter in bilateral relations, moving on from the past and focussing in rekindling both countries’ ties, particularly in the South Pacific. With the notable exception of the transport of nuclear material, major political objectives are being worked-towards within the South Pacific. While the New Zealand Government seeks closer dialogue and cooperation for political and financial reasons, France wishes to encourage the integration of the communities of the Pacific into the New Zealand regional environment.〔(France and New Zealand – Political relations – Ministère des Affaires étrangères )〕 ==History== Relations between France and New Zealand were strained for two short periods in the 1980s and 1990s over the French nuclear tests at Moruroa and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour. The latter was widely regarded as an act of state terrorism against New Zealand's sovereignty and was ordered by then French President François Mitterrand, although he denied any involvement at the time.〔(Mitterrand ordered bombing of Rainbow Warrior, spy chief says – Times Online )〕 These events worked to strengthen New Zealand's resolve to retain its anti-nuclear policy. But relations had been cordial in the decades prior to the ''Rainbow Warrior'' incident, epitomised by New Zealand's swift reaction in both World Wars, siding both times with allied forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「France–New Zealand relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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