French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday called for Asia's support for Europe's planned move to reconstruct the world economic order.

"The ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) summit has come at just the right time, as the world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis," Sarkozy told Hu during their 30-minute meeting ahead of the opening ceremony for the ASEM.

"I'm deeply convinced that Asia and Europe should join hands and adopt a method to coordinate the global economic system," he said.