PARIS, August 13, 2008 (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will host the Dalai Lama along with other Nobel peace prize laureates in Paris on December 10, a French minister said Wednesday.

'The president of the republic will receive all Nobel peace prize winners, including the Dalai Lama, in Paris on December 10,' Roger Karoutchi, secretary of state for relations with parliament, said in a statement.