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France, Germany, Russia announce weekend summit
France, Germany and Russia have taken swift action on the heels of today's summit meeting between US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, announcing that they will be holding their own summit in Russia this weekend. "So there! An' you can't come, so don't even ask! Nyeh!" Franceâs Chirac and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be joining Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Saint Petersburg. The Kremlin press service announced Tuesday that French President Jacques Chirac is to make a two-day working visit to Saint Petersburg on Friday for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The visit in Russia's second city will coincide with a two-day Russo-German summit at which Putin is scheduled to hold talks with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. "What shall we do now, Jacques?" "I don't know. What do we do now, Gerhard?" "I know nossing! Vhat do ve do now, Vladimir?" "I don't know. What do we do now, Stanley?" "I don't know. What do we do now, Ollie?" Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-08 |
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