Sarkozy-Putin talks lead to some closer agreements by Corina Ciubotaru

The new President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy seems to be on a tour to visit all the world leaders. After seeing George W. Bush at his residence in Kennebunkport, Maine in August and having secret talks with him about a variety of topics, Mr. Sarkozy went to see Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday. The official discussions revolved around the situation in Iran, a topic on which the two men had very different initial points of view. They came to some agreements eventually, but not on the strong subject of Iran's nuclear weapons, a program that both the United States and the UN want to sanction. But while the U.S. don't want to wait and see what Iranians use their nuclear power for, Russia believes Iran's statement that nuclear plants would only be used for civilian purposes, until the contrary is proven. Sarkozy, a known protester against Russia's treatment of homosexuals, interpreted the talks in his own positive manner even at the press conference, but Putin was not impressed. Talks on another touchy subject, Kosovo, led to no results, even though during the French President's visit to the region, he was acclaimed for wanting to see the situation personally, a step that his predecessor Jacques Chirac wouldn't make. He also went to talk to students at Moscow's State Technical University, crediting them with the power to change their country into a truly democratic one and advocating the benefits of independent justice and free press. Sarkozy also invited Putin to visit France next year, after the latter's presidential mandate expires.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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