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 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has described the birth of his daughter as a "profound joy" but a "private" one. 
 
 His daughter with wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was born on Wednesday night at a Paris clinic. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy arrived at the La Muette clinic several hours after the birth. He had visited the clinic earlier in the day, but left to travel to Germany for talks on the eurozone debt crisis. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy already has three sons from two previous marriages. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy, who was on a scheduled visit to a waste-processing plant in western France when he made his comments, said the birth was a "very profound joy, a joy all the deeper because it is private". 
 
 He added both mother and baby were "doing very well". He added the baby's name would be revealed by his wife. 
 
 The first couple has decided not to officially announce the birth, but Mr Sarkozy reacted warmly when plant workers gave him gifts during the visit. 
 
 He was given a bib, a dieting book for his wife and a small oak tree to plant, Agence France-Presse news agency reports. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy married Italian-born Carla Bruni in 2008, becoming the first French leader to divorce and remarry while in office. She has become the only serving French first lady to have given birth. ||||| Enlarge Carla Bruni chose the baby name Giulia, she announced on her official website on October 20, 2011. Bruni, seen here while still pregnant, gave birth to her first child with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on October 19, 2011 at the Muette clinic in Paris. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) 
 
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 Carla Bruni has announced the baby name for her first child with husband Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France. 
 
 "Giulia" is the baby's name, Bruni said on her official website. 
 
 Bruni, who was born in Turin, Italy, said she was "very touched" by all the congratulatory messages received since the birth of Giulia on Wednesday at a Paris clinic. 
 
 "I am deeply touched by the many messages of congratulations that I have received since the birth of our daughter Giulia," Bruni said. 
 
 "On this happy occasion, my husband joins me in warmly thanking all those of you who sent us these tokens of your kindness." 
 
 A middle name for the baby has not been announced. 
 
 Giulia is the Italian version of the girl's name "Julia." Actress Debi Mazar also has a daughter named Giulia. 
 
 Sarkozy earlier Thursday responded to media questions by saying his wife would reveal the name of their baby girl, who was born Wednesday evening at a Paris clinic. 
 
 Sarkozy commented on his wife and baby girl for the first time Thursday morning. 
 
 "They are doing very well," Sarkozy said, according to French newspaper Le Figaro. 
 
 He told reporters that Bruni would reveal their daughter's name, and described the birth as a "very profound joy, a joy all the deeper because it is private," BBC News reports. 
 
 Rumors abounded throughout the day about possible names for the baby, with "Julia," "Dalia" and 'Dahlia" among the guesses. 
 
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 Reuters reports that Bruni gave birth on Wednesday at around 8 p.m. local time, at La Muette clinic in Paris. 
 
 Sarkozy stopped in to visit his wife and new daughter at the maternity clinic on Thursday, Agence France-Presse says. 
 
 He was also at the clinic on Wednesday but left after 20 minutes in order to travel to Frankfurt for eurozone debt talks, according to BBC News. He returned to his wife a few hours after the birth. 
 
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 Security is tight at the clinic in western Paris, which is surrounded by photographers under huge pressure to get the first shot of Baby Bruni-Sarkozy, the Guardian reports. 
 
 Crowds of well-wishers have gathered outside the clinic, and a security cordon had to be set up, according to the BBC. 
 
 Bruni, 43, has a son named Aurelien from a previous relationship, while Sarkozy, 56, has three sons from earlier marriages. 
 
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 Carla Bruni has kept a low public profile during her pregnancy 
 
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 Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has given birth to a girl at a Paris clinic where crowds had gathered, local media say. 
 
 Witnesses said Mr Sarkozy arrived at the La Muette clinic several hours after the birth. 
 
 He had visited the clinic earlier in the day, but left to travel to Germany for talks on the eurozone debt crisis. 
 
 The Elysee Palace has said it will not make any announcement because the pregnancy is a private family matter. 
 
 Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has a son from a previous relationship, and Mr Sarkozy has three sons from earlier marriages. 
 
 French media outlet Europe 1 said the girl was born at 20:00 (18:00 GMT) but gave no more details. 
 
 French news agency AFP said a member of the first lady's inner circle confirmed the birth, but added that no name had been made public. 
 
 'Adult choice' 
 
 Italian-born Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy, the only serving French first lady to have given birth, has maintained a low profile while pregnant, appearing only rarely in public. 
 
 She told Le Parisien newspaper earlier that she would never make photographs of the child public because "exposure to public life is an adult choice". 
 
 Journalists have staked out the La Muette clinic in Paris since early October 
 
 She also insisted that the French public had little interest in the pregnancy, and that she was "in a hurry to get it over with". 
 
 Witnesses outside the clinic said a security cordon had been set up, with crowds and journalists moved 100m away from the entrance. 
 
 There were reports that people visiting other women giving birth had been searched by police before being allowed to enter. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy arrived at the clinic on Wednesday afternoon but left shortly afterwards. 
 
 The Elysee Palace said he was travelling to Frankfurt for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF director Christine Lagarde, outgoing European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet and other key officials. 
 
 The leaders were due to hold "informal talks" on the eurozone debt crisis ahead of an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday. 
 
 Mr Sarkozy married Carla Bruni in 2008, becoming the first French leader to divorce and remarry while in office.
– A child has been born to a serving president for the first time in modern French history. Carla Bruni gave birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Paris last night, the BBC reports. The 43-year-old mom—who told interviewers recently that she was bored with being pregnant and looking forward to having a drink and a cigarette—has a son from a previous relationship. Nicolas Sarkozy, who left debt talks in Germany to return to Paris, has three sons from previous marriages. With the election seven months away, the unpopular Sarkozy needs a boost in popularity, but analysts believe the newborn isn't going to help. Sarkozy says his wife will reveal the baby's name (rumored to be Dalia or Dahlia), and called his joy "profound" but "private." He made the comments while visiting a waste-processing plant in France today. Best detail, via the BBC: Plant workers gave him congratulatory gifts, which included a bib and ... a dieting book for Carla. Bruni, who kept a low profile during her pregnancy, says the media won't be getting any photos of the baby.