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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in an interview with Xinhua Friday, called for the strengthening of China-France and China-European Union (EU) ties in addition to commenting on international issues.

CHINA-FRANCE PARTNERSHIP

The France-China all-round strategic partnership, which is based on cooperation and mutual trust, is an extremely important foundation stone of the French foreign policy, Sarkozy said.

The partnership should cover cooperation in all fields such as economy, science, technology and culture, he added.

Sarkozy is to begin a state visit to China Sunday, his first one to the country after he was sworn in as president this May.

"China is the first Asian country that I would visit after I was elected as president," Sarkozy said, reiterating France's support to the one-China policy.

France is confident that China would develop soundly, and France thinks this is a chance both for China itself and the world, he...

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