Chirac backs RP bid to host ASEM secretariat
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French President Jacques Chirac is supporting the bid of the Philippines to host a permanent secretariat of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Malacanang Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye said in a statement Sunday.
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PARIS: Jacques Chirac has confirmed his âtotal determinationâ to help Paris win the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics ahead of London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy late Tuesday said the EU backing for former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to lead the International Monetary Fund was &quot;good news for France, good news for Europe.&quot;
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PARIS A resounding vote in favor of the European Union constitution by France&#39;s opposition Socialist Party was welcomed Thursday across a Continent that faces a string of national referendums on the treaty next year.
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French President Jacques Chirac is welcomed by Romanian President Traian Basescu at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters, in Bucharest.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac said Tuesday his country is entirely committed to taking part in an international conference on Iraq next month.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a spokesman said.
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THE French president promoted a staunch ally to replace a popular finance minister, strengthening his hand ahead of an expected struggle for the governing party&#39;s 2007 presidential nomination.
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French President Jacques Chirac lent his support to the electoral process in Iraq, wishing his Iraqi counterpart Ghazi al-Yawar success for the January 30 polls and urging huge voter turnout.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.
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The leaders of France and Romania on Wednesday defended their decision not to invite Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to a summit of French-speaking countries here.Comment
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HANOI- The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which serves as a basic pillar of cooperation between the EU, the ASEAN, China, Japan and the Korean Republic, accepted another 13 countries, including the Czech Republic.
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French President Jacques Chirac reiterated Friday its support for Turkish membership for the European Union (EU). Chirac noted that &quot;in any case, we should take all the necessary
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The German finance ministry has said it supports French socialist politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn as a candidate for the post of head of the International Monetary Fund.
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France will hold a referendum on the European Constitution in the spring, President Jacques Chirac announced today, calling on government ministers to work for a yes vote.
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French President Jacques Chirac said Tuesday his country is "entirely committed" to taking part in an international conference on Iraq next month.
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French President Jacques Chirac said he supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in seeking a political solution in Chechnya, provided that it preserves Russia's territorial integrity.