October 28, 2008
VERSAILLES, FRANCE - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the presidential residence at La Lanterne, in an estate associated with the Chateau de Versailles after their one-on-one talks on the financial crisis on October 28, 2008 southwest of Paris, France. France currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union (UE). Brown and Sarkozy meet ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels on November 7 and a key meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) current and emerging powers in Washington on November 15. (Photo by Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images)