French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault (R) shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Minister Boris Johnson (L). At a press conference in Paris with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Thursday, Johnson spoke of how the UK and France would cooperate "as friends and allies". Love him or hate him, you've got to hand it to Boris Johnson for being a UK foreign minister who can actually speak French. Johnson's counterpart in France, Jean-Marc Ayrault, criticized Johnson during the Brexit campaign for "lying a lot" to the publicStory continues below… Photo: AFPThe Local · 28 Jul 2016, 17:05Published: 28 Jul 2016 17:05 GMT+02:00Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was in France on Thursday, and spoke (in French) about how the UK will be "as close as possible" to France post-Brexit vote.

Source: The Local July 28, 2016 15:22 UTC