Thursday August 25th ~ Sarkozy to Meet with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao ahead of September 23-25 G7 Meeting ...

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August 22, 2011

Sarkozy to Meet Chinese President

Snip ~ "focus on the preparation of the next gathering of finance ministers the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging nations, which is due to take place on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting in Washington from Sept. 23 to Sept. 25th"

Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on his way to New Caledonia Thursday to discuss the global economic situation, amid intensifying investor worries over the euro-zone debt crisis and a slowdown in global growth.

Mr. Sarkozy is embarking on a three-day visit to New Caledonia, one of France's overseas territories, from Friday, but is now planning to start his trip a day early to meet Mr. Hu for talks in Beijing on Thursday, his office said.

A spokesman for the French presidency said the visit has been planned for at least a month and isn't a last-minute reaction to recent developments on financial markets.

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