With President Jacques Chirac of France scheduled to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Thursday , there was pressure to resolve the impasse quickly .
Angela Merkel /people/person/nationality Germany
Jacques Chirac /people/person/nationality France
IN NNP NNP NNP IN NNP VBN TO VB NNP NNP NNP IN NNP IN NNP , EX VBD NN TO VB DT NN RB .
Angela Merkel
PERSON
Germany
LOCATION
/people/person/nationality
Jacques Chirac
PERSON
France
LOCATION
/people/person/nationality