France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak (R) welcome Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (C) at the start of a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris, July 13, 2008. Some 43 heads of state and government are attending the French-inspired summit intended to revitalize cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries. Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak (R) welcome Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (C) at the start of a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris, July 13, 2008. Some 43 heads of state and government are attending the French-inspired summit intended to revitalize cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries.

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