Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Afghanistan on Agenda for Obama-Sarkozy Meeting at White House VOA News 30 March 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama hosts his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the White House Tuesday for talks expected to focus on Iran, global warming and Afghanistan. Mr. Obama wants Mr. Sarkozy to send more French troops, and military or police trainers to Afghanistan. In a speech Monday at Columbia University in New York, President Sarkozy said his country will remain by the U.S. in Afghanistan. France has about 3,750 troops and trainers in Afghanistan. Mr. Sarkozy said earlier this year that France will not send more combat troops to the country. In New York, Mr. Sarkozy also called on the U.S. to work with Europe in creating new regulations to prevent future economic crises, and to reflect on what it means to be the world's number one power.   He also congratulated Mr. Obama for the passage into law of health care reform, but said the bitter health care debate in the United States is hard to believe in Europe. He said France resolved the issue 50 years ago.  Mr. Sarkozy's approval rating at home has sunk to 30 percent, its lowest level since he took office in 2007. Opposition Socialists trounced his conservative UMP party in this month's regional elections. The French leader was also meeting Tuesday with two top U.S. lawmakers -- Senator John Kerry and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. He met Monday in New York with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Tuesday evening, Mr. Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will be the guests of Mr. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at a private White House dinner.  French officials describe the visit as an opportunity to reinforce personal ties between the presidents. U.S.-French relations had cooled under former U.S. President George W. Bush, especially with France's opposition to the Iraq war. .