Feb 18 (Reuters) - Carrefour SA CARR.PA CEO Alexandre Bompard tells a news conference:
* CARREFOUR CEO SAYS GLOBAL M&A IS NOT A NECESSITY FOR US BUT IT IS PART OF OUR STRATEGY
* CARREFOUR CEO SAYS THE COUCHE-TARD EPISODE WAS A POSITIVE SIGN BECAUSE IT SHOWED CARREFOUR WAS ONCE AGAIN ATTRACTIVE, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AT IT