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Eurozone crisis: Hollande visit

David Cameron will host the french President Francois Hollande during his first visit to the UK since taking office. They are expected to discuss the eurozone crisis amongst other issues according to Downing Street.

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French President laughs off Cameron's red carpet dig

The French President Francois Hollande is giving a joint press conference with the Prime Minister. Asked about whether he was happy to have the red carpet rolled out for him in London after Mr Cameron's comment about rolling out the red carpet for fleeing French business, he said:

I like humour and particularly British humour ... It really doesn't mean anything very much.

– French President Francois Hollande

Mr Cameron said that the two countries share a "good and strong relationship" and joked that the red carpet had been rolled out "for President Hollande only".

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