PARIS, July 04, SPA -- New French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government were holding a flurry of meetings Wednesday on the Middle East, hosting King Abdullah II of Jordan and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Sarkozy was to meet first with Abdullah, followed by talks with Livni. Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was also meeting with Livni, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/464692