Chris Cantell Discusses World News: Bush and Sarkozy met for hamburgers in Maine by Corina Ciubotaru

The two heads of state met last week at George W. Bush's residence in Maine, for what was intended to be a casual lunch with hamburgers and blueberry pie. But people found it very hard to believe that the President of the United States could invite his French counterpart over for lunch, without any political strings attached. And it seems politics came up after all, but in a more discreet setting. Sarkozy came alone, as his wife Cecilia allegedly felt sick and two of their kids as well. After the all-american lunch, the two presidents along with former U.S. leader George Bush Sr. went on a 30-minute boat-ride during which nobody knows what happened, so a little bit of politics may have been included in the conversation. Sarkozy is known for his love of America and chances are that relations between the two countries will improve dramatically under his regime. As opposed to his predecessor Jacques Chirac who had not agreed to the invasion of Iraq and some other Bush decisions, today's French president promised to make peace with the Americans. He appeared at the meeting in jeans and a blazer, keeping with the informality of the entire meeting then he and Bush gave each other hearty handshakes and a clap on the shoulder. And he was already on holiday with his family in New Hampshire these days. All this love for the United States has caused some problems back in the country for the 52-year old ruler who is also against the war in Iraq but has a style much closer to Bush.

related story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6941917.stm

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

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