Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and French Agriculture Minister jean Glavany (L) listen to the national anthems as Putin arrives at Paris airport for his first official visit to France where he will attend and European Union-Russia summit and have talks with French leaders to smooth out rocky relations. [Putin, who has travelled widely since being elected in March, has avoided France untill now, apparently because he has been irked by French opposition to Moscow campaign in Chechnya region.]