Barack Obama, presidential candidate of the U.S. Democratic Party in forthcoming polls scheduled for later this year, has held discussions with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the French presidential palace has announced.
Speaking at a joint press conference, President Sarkozy said that there was a "great convergence of views" with Obama and that they had much to do in dealing with issues such as climate change, reform of world institutions and the maintenance of world peace.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at the Elysee Palace in Paris July 25, 2008. In his remarks, the French head of state also took time to wish "good luck" to the presidential hopeful in the elections in which he is scheduled to face Republican Senator John McCain.
During the press conference, Obama called on Iran to accept proposals submitted by Western powers, including France and the United States, and abandon its controversial nuclear program.
Obama, who is seeking to become America's first black president, arrived in the French capital Friday within the framework of a tour of the Middle East and Europe.
So far, the tour, which is coming only months ahead of the historic U.S. polls, has taken him to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Germany.
After the brief visit to France, Obama, who addressed a mammoth rally attended by over 200,000 people in neighboring Germany, was scheduled to travel to London.
While in Britain, which is incidentally the final leg of his international tour, Obama is expected to hold discussions with senior government figures, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Source:Xinhua
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