FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC SPEAKS DURING RECEPTION AT DEFENCE
MINISTRY.
French President Jacques Chirac (C), flanked by French Defense Minister
Alain Richard (L), delivers a speech at the Defense ministry in Paris,
July 13, 2001, on the eve of Bastille Day. France celebrates
Independence Day July 14 with a traditional military parade on the
Champs-Elysees. The man at right is not identified.
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