▁in ▁fin ance . ▁He ▁demanded ▁that ▁environmental ▁concerns ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁G 2 0 ▁leaders ' ▁pre occup ations . ▁He ▁also ▁proposed ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁bon uses ▁granted ▁to ▁trad ers ▁and ▁bank ers . ▁ ▁Rus so - Ge org ian ▁War ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁South ▁Os set ia ▁war , ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role , ▁as ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ▁that ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁the ▁Georg ians . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁events ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁visit ▁to ▁Mexico ▁ ▁S ark o zy ▁travel led ▁to ▁Mexico ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁hosted ▁in ▁Roberto ▁Hern ández ▁Ram í rez ' s ▁hotel , ▁El ▁T amar indo ▁Beach ▁and ▁G olf ▁Res ort , ▁a ▁billion aire ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁drug ▁trade . ▁ ▁O verse as ▁Pro tests ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁protest s ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁there ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁tax ▁which ▁means ▁imports ▁from ▁France ▁get ▁a ▁tar iff ▁added ▁to ▁them . ▁This ▁is ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁high ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁lower ▁sal aries ▁compared ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁France . ▁They ▁were ▁started ▁in ▁Gu adel oupe ▁and