Paris - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet arrived in Paris late Wednesday for a three-day visit that will include talks with her French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, French radio reported. Bachelet's schedule in France foresees meetings with Prime Minister Francois Fillon and the speaker of the National Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, on Thursday, according to a spokesman for the French foreign ministry.
On Friday, Bachelet will have a working lunch with Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and then travel to Toulouse to visit the company EADS-Astrium.
The company is building a satellite for the Chilean government that is scheduled to be launched into orbit early next year from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Among other issues, Bachelet and French leaders will discuss collaborating in energy, with an agreement expected to be signed to establish a framework for the collaboration.
Bachelet will also meet with a number of French business leaders during her stay.
