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In a bid to break the tension ahead of the G20 summit,US President Barack Obama in a lighter vein told a notoriously looks-sensitive Nicolas Sarkozy that France’s “First Baby” was lucky to inherit her former supermodel mother Carla Bruni’s looks.
Obama,who has two daughters,congratulated Sarkozy on the birth of Giulia Bruni-Sarkozy at a joint press conference they held prior to the G-20 summit where world leaders will brainstorm how to solve the worsening Eurozone crisis.
“I want to mention that this is our first meeting since the arrival of the newest Sarkozy,and I want to congratulate Nicolas and Carla,” Obama said.
“And I informed Nicolas on the way in I was confident Giulia inherited her mother’s looks,rather than her father’s,which I think is an excellent thing,” the US president said as he tried to build rapport with his French host.
While the media persons and other officials present gave out a muted laughter,Obama’s diminutive French counterpart Sarkozy had a rueful smile.
The two leaders have a history of tense relations
Sarkozy,56,is notoriously sensitive about his looks,dieting constantly,and going out on power runs and cycle rides to keep in shape like his 43-year-old wife.
“Now,we share one of the greatest challenges and blessings in life,being fathers to our daughters,” Obama said.
Giulia Bruni-Sarkozy was born last month in a Paris clinic.
Sarkozy has three sons from his two previous marriages,while Bruni-Sarkozy has an 11-year-old son,Aurelien,from a previous relationship.
