But he had hoped to attend a final training camp in the Pyrenees mountains until hospital scans revealed the full extent of his injuries.

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Mr Hollande was meeting with Mr Marti in Paris in his role as one of the two co-monarchs of Andorra, which is situated in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain.

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