the First meeting of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with French leader Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 was almost marred by a diplomatic embarrassment. Recalls a former head of the Fifth Republic in his memoirs, “storms”, which appeared on the shelves of bookstores on Friday.
According to Sarkozy, at a meeting in the framework of the G8 summit in German Heiligendamm, he and Putin at the same time reached for the plate of snacks. By coincidence there was a piece of chocolate.
“there was a funny situation where we both ended up with hands hovering over the plate. Neither I nor Putin did not say a word. We stared at each other, wondering who would surrender. And then suddenly we burst into laughter, concluding that there can’t be a loser”, says the book, which quotes RIA Novosti.
While Sarkozy stated that the Russian leader is a very sociable person who is always open to constructive dialogue.
