Beijing: French President Nicolas Sarkozy
will pay a three-day state visit to China from April 28, but
it is not yet known whether he will be accompanied by his
glamorous wife Carla Bruni.
Sarkozy will arrive here as a guest of Chinese President
Hu Jintao, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a
regular news briefing today.
Asked whether the French President would be accompanied
by his Italy-born singer wife Bruni, Jiang said it can be only
confirmed by French officials.
Sarkozy will kick-off his visit from Xi`an, the capital
of northwest China`s Shaanxi province, and will also attend
the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo scheduled for
April 30, said Jiang.
President Hu, top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen
Jiabao will meet Sarkozy and have in-depth exchange of views
on "further improvement of China-France all-round strategic
partnership as well as international and regional issues of
mutual concern," said Jiang.
"This year, China-France relationship is facing new
opportunity of development," she said, hoping the two
countries would keep increasing political trust, deepening
mutually beneficial cooperation and stepping up coordination
on major international and regional issues in a bid to push
forward bilateral ties in a healthy and stable manner.
PTI
