Entente Formidable !! AND I DIDN'T GET LOST !!

Brown seeks 'Entente Formidable'

The Browns welcome the French president and wife to Number 10

Gordon Brown has announced a series of measures to deepen and strengthen Britain's ties with France saying he wanted an "Entente Formidable".

The two countries will hold regular bilateral summits - and will vote together for reform of international institutions.

They will also step up coopoeration on immigration, defence and the economy.

Mr Brown has held talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Arsenal's football stadium in London.

The prime minister said the two leaders would be pressing for a "co-ordinated approach" in the international financial community to encourage transparency and stop "off balance sheet behaviour".

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