President Nicolas Sarkozy told European lawmakers in the French city, Strasbourg, he would propose a meeting with EU leaders to prepare for a series of summits on the financial crisis which President George Bush also agreed upon during a meeting last weekend in Camp David. The French president says the simplest idea would be to convene summits between industrialized nations along with rising heavyweights India and China.
He says he will push for this proposal during a trip to Beijing this week.