French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Britain yesterday calling for a new era of "brotherhood" between Britain and France.
A glittering state banquet was held in his honour at Windsor Castle last
night (March 27th).
Mr Sarkozy told the Queen: "We have to unite our two countries to recover the influence which was theirs for such a long time."
The President has called for a new era of "brotherhood" between the two countries, suggesting the "old nations" Britain and France could lead the world in dealing with challenges like global warming, globalisation and economic instability.
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