French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Xi'an, capital of
northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Sunday morning, kicking
off his first state visit to China since he took office in May this
year.
France's President Nicolas
Sarkozy looks at soldiers of the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, Shaanxi
Province, on November 25,?the first day of a three-day visit
to China.
During his three-day stay in China, Chinese President Hu Jintao will hold talks with him. China's top
legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao will also meet with him. Sarkozy is
scheduled to deliver a speech at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua
University.
Sarkozy said in an interview with Xinhua in Paris on Friday that
he would like to work together with Chinese President Hu Jintao on
many topics of mutual concern like the environment, economic and
trade relations and how France and China can make bigger
contributions to the world's security.
He also called for the strengthening of China-European Union
ties.
The French president will conclude his China visit on Tuesday
after a trip to China's economic powerhouse Shanghai.
Fance's President Nicolas
Sarkozy looks at preserved figures of horses of the buried
Terracotta Army in Xi'an on November 25, the first day of a
three-day visit to China.
(Xinhua News Agency November 25, 2007)
