French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner leave the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner leave the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris November 4, 2009.

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  1. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  2. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner addresses journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  3. France's Foreign and European Affairs minister Bernard Kouchner addresses journalists as he leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 7, 2009 in Paris.
  4. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner looks on during his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  5. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner departs from his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  6. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) talks during his meeting with human rights advocates and activists of remedial fund 'Memorial' in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  7. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (2nd L) talks during his meeting with journalists of 'Novaya Gazeta' where assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya use to work, in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  8. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner points to the portrait of assassinated Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, during his meeting with journalists of 'Novaya Gazeta' where Politkovskaya use to work in Moscow on October 1, 2009. Kouchner is expected to discuss Medvedev's proposal for a new European security pact, an idea that has received a lukewarm response from Europe so far.
  9. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in the garden of Rambouillet castle near Paris, November 27, 2009. Ministers of both governments meet at the 14th session of the Russian-French commission for cooperation. A flurry of business deals were expected to be sealed after talks at the Rambouillet chateau outside Paris between Putin and his French counterpart Francois Fillon, against a backdrop of strong European appetite for Russian energy resources.
  10. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C), Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (R), and Herve Novelli, France's Junior Minister for Trade, Artisan Trades, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  11. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde delivers a speech as she attends The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  12. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde delivers a speech as she attends The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  13. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R), France's Foreign Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac (C), and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming (L) arrive to attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  14. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming, attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  15. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Chinese Trade Minister Chen Deming attend The Franco Chinese Forum for Promotion, Trade and Investment in Paris November 27, 2009.
  16. Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF (Electricite de France) talks with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) as they visit the site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor (EPR), in Flamanville, western France, November 26, 2009.

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