Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Obama to meet Sarkozy at the White House next week

Yes We Can/No Week EndWASHINGTON, D.C. -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to visit to White House in Washington, D.C. next week to discuss a broad range of issues with U.S. President Barack Obama, the White House announced on Tuesday.

The office of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sarkozy will visit the White House next Monday. "As France assumes the Presidency of the G-8 and the G-20 for 2011, the President looks forward to working with President Sarkozy to sustain the global economic recovery and create job," the office said in a brief statement.

The two leaders are also expected to discuss 'a broad range' of current foreign policy and security issues.