FRANCE: A minister accused the US embassy today of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that US President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could also apply outside the United States.

Aurore Berge, minister for equality between women and men and combating discrimination, said that the letter was “a form, obviously, of interference. That’s to say it’s an attempt to impose a diktat on our businesses.”

The embassy did not immediately comment.