PARIS – When in Paris, sometimes one restaurant in a night is just not enough. Certainly not if you happen to run a country. French President Francois Hollande engaged in a game of speed dinner dating today when he booked not one, but two dinners for the same evening: the first with President Obama and the second with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Given the current state of world affairs, the idea of Obama and Putin‘s enjoying an intimate meal together was just not in the cards.)
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French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) and French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (L) wave as they wait outside the restaurant \"Le Chiberta\" in Paris on June 5, 2014. US President Barack Obama arrived in France on June 5 ahead of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, which will also be attended by some 20 other world leaders. Hollande and Obama are having dinner on June 5 at the restaurant. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBER
