British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived at the Elysee Palace in Paris today for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, according to dpa. The discussion was to centre on the EU summit, which opens later Thursday in Brussels, and the meeting of the G20 nations scheduled to be held on April 2 in London. According to a source in the British government, Brown and Sarkozy were to concentrate on several issues related to the global financial and economic crisis. The two leaders planned to discuss how Europe can take the lead in several respects, such as reforming global regulations and the resistance to protectionism, said the source, who spoke on condition that his name not be used. In addition, Brown and Sarkozy also wanted to talk about increasing the financial reserves of international organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to be able to provide aid to countries unable to finance their own economic stimulus plans.
