DIPLOMACY: Sarkozy couple visit Great Wall on second day of China visit
France’s presidential couple visited the Great Wall on Thursday on the second day of a state visit to China designed to boost ties between the two countries after recent spats over Tibet. Read More
DIPLOMACY: Sarkozy and Hu mark ‘new page’ in Sino-French relations
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a “new page in Sino-French relations” during a state visit by his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Wednesday, signaling that the two leaders have overcome past tensions over Tibet. Read More
DIPLOMACY: Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Sarkozy in Paris despite EU divide
Turkish Prime Minister is meeting French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the second day of his visit to Paris, in the hopes of boosting relations between the two countries, despite France’s strong opposition to Turkey’s EU membership bid. Read More
DIPLOMACY: Sarkozy strikes a critical chord in US speech
In a speech at New York’s Columbia University, French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the US to support new rules for global finance and referenced healthcare reform by welcoming the US into “the club of countries that does not dump its sick people”. Read More