France and China today pledged to draw a line under past tensions over Tibet and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from global monetary policy to Iran.<br/><br/>President Nicolas Sarkozy and his host Hu Jintao made the comments following talks in Beijing that signalled they had moved past the Tibet row, which peaked when Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, in 2008. In a joint news conference with French leader, Mr. Hu said, President Sarkozy's visit to China has opened a new page in Sino-French relations.<br/><br/>The French leader told journalists they pair had held in-depth discussions about the Iranian crisis and the G20 and added the two sides would work together on global monetary reform. <br/><br/>The West has sought Chinese support for tough action on Tehran over its nuclear programme, which some suspect is a cover to develop atomic weapons, and the issue had been expected to be high on Sarkozy's agenda. <br/><br/>Sarkozy pledged that France would work with China, which has sought greater say for developing countries in world financial affairs, for a new multipolar system when it assumes the rotating leadership of the G20 from November. <br/><br/>Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, began the three-day visit today with a brief stop in the ancient capital of Xi'an, where the couple visited the city's terracotta warriors. <br/><br/>The French leader will also meet Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing before heading to Shanghai on Friday for the start of the World Expo, where he will inaugurate the French pavilion.<br/>