Obama and Hollande meet at G8

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Source: CNBC
The euro zone crisis will be in the limelight of a G8 summit which starts on May 18 in Maryland. Francois Hollande, who officially inaugurated as French president of May 15, has already expressed his criticism about European austerity measures. Together with Barack Obama, who favors pro-growth policies, they are expected to join forces on the euro zone debt crisis.

French military forces in Afghanistan are the other possible topic of their discussion. Although Hollande expressed willingness to recall French troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, Obama might ask him to rethink his plans. 

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