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French, German, Ukrainian Leaders Briefly Meet Prior to Paris Unity Rally

© REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol French President Francois Hollande (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) at the Elysee Palace before attending a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015.
French President Francois Hollande (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) at the Elysee Palace before attending a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. - Sputnik International
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French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hold a short meeting before participating in the Unity Rally. About a million people are expected to take to the streets in Paris in the wake of the violence that began with an attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

A general view shows Hundreds of thousands of people gathering on the Place de la Republique to attend the solidarity march (Rassemblement Republicain) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. - Sputnik International
Highlights of Unity March in Paris Honoring French Terror Attacks Victims
MOSCOW, January 11 (Sputnik) – The leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine held a brief meeting Sunday before joining a rally to honor those killed during three days of brutal attacks in France earlier this week, French media reported.

The meeting lasted about 15 minutes, Agence France-Presse said.

About a million of participants, including some 40 world leaders, are expected to take to the streets in Paris in the wake of the violence that began Wednesday with an attack on a satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

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