British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined in the tough talk.
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For instance, consider how Mr Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, have vied to claim paternity of the summit for their own domestic reasons.
Leaders saying they will attend include UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.
At the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in September 2009, President Barack Obama, then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy exposed a new Iranian underground uranium enrichment plant near Qom.