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India has said no to joint naval patrols with the US in the South China Sea.
The worst drought in more than a century has hurt manufacturing and cut farming output.
Zuma and Hollande were appointed by the United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon.
Manufacturing activity contracted for the seventh straight month, signalling persistent weakness.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi has pledged that the army and security forces will eject the Islamic State from Iraq in 2016.
The Finance Minister said he would stick to the government's existing fiscal deficit target for the coming year.
China faces large pressure creating jobs for university graduates.
China has protested at what it says are inflammatory remarks made by US officials.
China is currently holding the chair of the G20, which is a grouping of 20 developed and developing nations.
De Mistura hopes that the break in fighting will lead to formal peace negotiations on March 8.
