President Francois Hollande arrived in the Philippines on Thursday to promote the fight against climate change - but felt he couldn't make his point without the help of two glamorous French actresses. As president of France, Hollande carries a fair amount of clout in political circles, but in this instance he brought Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent along to bolster his case. The two-day trip, the first by a French president to the Philippines, is part of Hollande's campaign to build diplomatic momentum ahead of the United Nations event that France will host in December. French President François Hollande walks past a Philippine honour guard as he arrives at a military airbase in Manila
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President Francois Hollande arrived in the Philippines on Thursday
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Holland is there to promote the fight against climate change - but took help
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He decided to take actresses Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent with him
However most followers of the @placeholder climate change diplomatic process are sceptical a pact can be secured that will be ambitious enough to achieve the two-degree goal, with rich and poor nations continuing to fight over who should shoulder more of the burden.