Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chiracis a French politician, who served as the President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976, from 1986 to 1988, and as the Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 November 1932
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
determination ambition generosity
The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even on the continuity and professionalism of its foreign policy. France will be heeded if it has a message to convey. Faced with the temptations of laissez-faire, France must stand out as the nation with the imagination and determination to pursue an ambition that combines cogency with generosity.
economics accepting housewife
I am not prepared to accept the economics of a housewife.
mass-destruction iraq done
As far as France is concerned, we are ready to envisage everything that can be done under UNSCR 1441. [...] But I repeat that every possibility offered by the present resolution must be explored, that there are a lot of them and they still leave us with a lot of leeway when it comes to ways of achieving the objective of eliminating any weapons of mass destruction which may exist in Iraq. I'd like nevertheless to note that, as things stand at the moment, I have, to my knowledge, no indisputable proof in this sphere.
mad-cow-disease agriculture cows
The only thing they (the English) have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease.
events president serious taking
Where is the president when such serious events are taking place?
bombs capable currently french rail
there are currently no bombs capable of functioning on the French rail network.
advancing cooperation faster scourge
This scourge is advancing faster than our cooperation,
ahead capital crisis drama pressed
We have institutions that work, we have pressed ahead with enlargement which will take place on May 1, ... There is no drama or crisis with a capital 'C'.
entitled unjust
unjust for those who are not entitled to them.
faced problems rapidly respond strongly undeniable
There is a need to respond strongly and rapidly to the undeniable problems faced by many residents of underprivileged neighborhoods around our cities,
children expect whatever
Whatever our origins, we are all the children of the Republic, and we can all expect the same rights,
case file saying solve united
What I'm saying is, you have to look at the problems, file by file, case by case, and solve them, ... Find a right way to solve them. But we can't do that without the United Nations. It won't work.
policies respect success
What is at play here is respect for the law, but also the success of our policies of integration,
conditions
what we need, at the very least, is to reexamine conditions of the embargo.