French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is spending his summer holidays at the town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, declined on Sunday to say if he is to meet President George W. Bush during his stay in the United States.
"The White House and the Elysee (the French presidential palace) will give an update of a possible meeting between President Bush and myself," Sarkozy told reporters.
"Now is not the time to say anything," he said, noting his choice of vacation spots had no political significance.
"There are 900,000 French people who go to the United States every year, and I'm one of the 900,000," said Sarkozy who arrived at Wolfeboro Friday.
Sarkozy, who won the French presidential run-off in early May, pledged to warm up French-U.S. relations.
The White House welcomed Sarkozy's victory in the elections, and said the Bush administration looks forward to having cooperation with the new French leader.
It was reported in June that Sarkozy would travel at the invitation of President Bush to New York and Washington at the end of September.
U.S.-French relations turned sour in 2003 after then French President Jacques Chirac strongly opposed the Iraq war launched by the United States at that time.
Source: Xinhua
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