France says strong euro is a handicap, but has benefits

The strength of the euro against the dollar is a disadvantage, but also has certain benefits, a spokesman said Wednesday the French government.

Luc Chatel said that President Nicolas Sarkozy Gallic propose "a new international monetary organization to better reflect today's world" the Group of 20 richest nations in the world in 2011, when France takes over the presidency of the G-20.