MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to earlier reports by French media, Sarkozy will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday night on a private visit to meet Putin on Thursday. Sarkozy is expected to return to France on Friday.
"An exchange of views, first of all, on bilateral relations and, of course, on the whole pan-European agenda. An exchange of views on the most pressing problems, it is likely to be Syria and all the rest," Peskov told reporters, listing the issues expected to be discussed at the meeting.
Nicolas Sarkozy held the office of a French president from 2007 to 2012. Sarkozy retired from political life following his defeat in the 2012 presidential election. In September 2014, Sarkozy announced that he aimed to run for the country's top position once again.
