"I look forward to hosting this meeting in the near future," Bush said in the presidential retreat Camp David with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso.
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U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about the economy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, October 17, 2008 |
Sarkozy has called for such a meeting to discuss the global financial crisis that has plagued the United States and other developed countries.
Earlier Saturday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he supports the idea to host a global meeting on the financial crisis in New York.