French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) is greeted by his

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) is greeted by his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Algiers, Algeria, 04 December, 2007. France and Algeria signed billions of dollars of oil and gas deals and a nuclear accord, on day two of a state visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy that sought to heal wounds from the colonial past.
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