PARIS - JULY 14: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leave after the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the ceremony of the Bastille Day, on July 14, 2008 in Paris. France kicked off Bastille Day celebrations in a whirlwind of controversy as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined dozens of leaders to watch the Champs Elysees military parade.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy brought together heads of state from 43 nations to launched the a Mediterranean Union, which has ending the Middle East conflict as one of it's main priorities, at a summit in Paris.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Syrian President Bashar Assad as German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Syrian President Bashar Assad as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Finnish President Tarja Halonen on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stands with Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.