Sarkozy Snubs Putin

Nicolas Sarkozy will not be present when Vladimir Putin arrives in France this week for the 14th meeting of the Franco-Russian Commission on bilateral cooperation. Novopress reports:

Nicolas Sarkozy has more important things to do than to greet Vladimir Putin. The Russian prime minister, scheduled to visit France on Thursday and Friday, was supposed to meet with the French president. No such thing will occur.

Even though the Russian press agency Novosti, basing its information on Putin's services, announced yesterday (November 20), that "a meeting between Mr. Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy was scheduled," Elysée Palace has just made public the French president's official agenda. The meeting is not listed. More than that, Nicolas Sarkozy prefers to be out of France for Vladimir Putin's entire stay in France. On Thursday, he will be in Brazil, at the... Amazon Summit! And Friday at Trinidad-and -Tobago, the island off Venezuela, for the summit of... the Commonwealth!

Just as Nicolas Sarkozy refused to show up at the recent convention of French mayors, choosing instead to go to Saudi Arabia and sending François Fillon in his place, so he has instructed the prime minister to find some time to meet with his Russian counterpart. No meeting time has yet been fixed.

Note: Those curious about the "Amazon Summit" can consult this page, where we learn that Brazil and France have created a "climate bible" that they intend to promote in, (i.e., shove down the throats of) other countries (like the U.S. of course).