French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, is welcomed by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso upon his arrival at Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Thursday March 26, 2009. Sarkozy is on a two-day trip to Africa, making stops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, neighboring Republic of Congo and in Niger. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, is welcomed by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso upon his arrival at Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Thursday March 26, 2009. Sarkozy is on a two-day trip to Africa, making stops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, neighboring Republic of Congo and in Niger.

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  1. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  2. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  3. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) tastes a piece of cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  4. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  5. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) before inaugurating a major exhibit of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais in Paris October 9, 2009. Culture Minister Mitterrand is facing calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, revelations that were made in a 2005 autobiography "The Bad Life". Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) is President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor.
  6. A member of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, writes on a board the 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy' promises as the workers prepare a symbolic meeting with the president. In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  7. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  8. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  9. (L-R, front row) African Union commissioner Jean Ping, Guinean Prime Minister Kabine Komara, Central African Republic President Francois Bozize, Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, former French President Jacques Chirac and UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Cheikh Sidi Diarra of Mali pose with other leaders during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  10. Franch former President Jacques Chirac (R) talks with Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo (C) and Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso (L) during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  11. Franch former President Jacques Chirac (R) talks with Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo (C) and Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso (L) during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  12. Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo (L), Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso (C) and Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali (R) are pictured during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  13. Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo (R) shakes hands wtih Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  14. (L-R) African Union commissioner Jean Ping, Guinea prime Minister Kabine Komara, Presidents Francois Bozize of Central African Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, former French President Jacques Chirac of France and as UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Cheikh Sidi Diarra of Mali pose for a family photo during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  15. (L-R) African Union commissioner Jean Ping, Guinea prime Minister Kabine Komara, Presidents Francois Bozize of Central African Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, former French President Jacques Chirac of France and as UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Cheikh Sidi Diarra of Mali pose for a family photo during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.
  16. (L-R) Presidents Francois Bozize of Central African Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, Faure Gnassingbe of Togo and Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro pose for a family photo during the Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development on October 11, 2009 in Ouagadougou. Africa, the continent hardest hit by climate change, will demand that reparations and damages be paid by polluting countries, African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said.

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