ISREALI PM BARAK AND FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC IN TALKS AT ELYSEE.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) seated for talks with French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace July 5 as he sought French support today as his peace talks with Palestinians enter a decisive phase in coming weeks. Barak pressed the French and British leaders to discourage Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from unilateraly declaring an independent state if peace talks break down.
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