French President Francois Hollande on Friday demanded the immediate release of two French journalists missing in Syria at a news conference after a meeting with Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe.<br/> <br />Hollande and Abe met in Tokyo at the prime minister's office during Hollande's three day state visit to Japan.<br/> <br />Speaking at a news conference after the meeting, Hollande said contact with the two journalists had been lost.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have indeed lost contact with these two journalists, but we do not yet know the exact circumstances. I will not give any information out that may endanger their lives but I demand the immediate release of these journalists because they do not represent any state. These are men who have worked so the world can get information."<br/> <br />Radio station Europe 1 said its reporter, Didier Francois, and photographer Edouard Elias had gone missing as they were headed for the northern Syrian cit
