France's Sarkozy offers aid on historic visit to Haiti
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France will provide 270 million euros over two years to Haiti to help the Caribbean nation's economy recover from a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday.
Announcing the assistance at a news conference with Haitian President Rene Preval, Sarkozy said France had already decided to forgive its 56 million euros of debt to his country in the wake of the quake. (Reuters)
