BORDEAUX, France (AFP) - Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean visited the French wine capital of Bordeaux on Friday, a city with longtime ties to Quebec, which is celebrating the 400th anniversary of its founding this year.

Jean, who represents Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Canada, also met with former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal as part of her official trip to the country.

The discussions with Royal, which lasted a half-hour, touched on cyclone-hit Myanmar and Lebanon, where unrest has threatened to plunge the country into civil war, said Marthe Blouin, a spokeswoman for Jean.

In Bordeaux, she was received by Mayor Alain Juppe, also a former prime minister who lived in Quebec in 2005 and 2006.

On Saturday, Jean will give a speech as part of France's commemoration of its abolition of slavery in 1848. The governor general is a descendant of Haitian slaves.

Quebec was founded on July 3, 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. Bordeaux has had a "twin" relationship with Quebec for 45 years.

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