FRANCE: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR MEETS FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON HIS FIRST VISIT TO A EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRY SINCE TAKING OFFICE

Record ID: 190463

  • Title: FRANCE: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR MEETS FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON HIS FIRST VISIT TO A EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRY SINCE TAKING OFFICE
  • Date: 1st June 1996
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 1, 1996) (REUTERS TELEVISION - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV/SV ELYSEE PALACE (2 SHOTS) 0.07 2. SLV SPANISH PRESIDENT JOSE MARIA AZNAR'S MOTORCADE ARRIVING IN ELYSEE PALACE COURTYARD/AZNAR GET OUT OF CAR, IS GREETED BY FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC/THEY SHAKE HANDS 0.48 3. SV CAMERAMEN 0.52 4. MCU REPUBLICAN GUARD 0.57 5. MCU/SV - INTERIOR PALACE - PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH CHIRAC AND AZNAR 1.12 6. LV AZNAR COMING DOWN STEPS, WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE 1.26 7. SV PRESS CONFERENCE 1.30 8. MCU AZNAR SAYING HE WANTS TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN (SPANISH) 1.59 9. SV PRESS CONFERENCE 2.00 10.MCU AZNAR SAYING HE IS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE WAY FRANCE HAS BEEN HANDLING THE TERRORISM PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY THE WAY IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SENSITIVE AND VERY COOPERATIVE REGARDING THE TERRORISM PROBLEM IN SPAIN. HE THANKS THEM FOR THE ARREST AND EXTRADITION OF ETA TERRORIST MARIA NAGORE (SPANISH) 3.06 11.SV PRESS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 3.14 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 16th June 1996 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVAF4Y7LN0ESFTJD4ENV2FCV09O1
  • Story Text: INTRO: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has met French President Jacques Chirac on his first visit to a European Union partner since he took office in May.

    ------------------------------------------------------------ The two leaders were to review bilateral issues on Saturday (June 1) over lunch at the Elysee presidential palace ahead of July's annual Franco-Spanish summit.

    They were also due to discuss the European Union summit in Florence on June 22.

    Aznar's visit to Paris completes a round of handshakes with his immediate neighbours, which began with a visit to Madrid by Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio last week and his trip to Morocco earlier this week.

    In an interview in French daily Le Figaro published to coincide with his visit, Aznar vowed to cut Spain's budget deficit to ensure his country is among those joining the European single currency in 1999.

    He said would urge Chirac during their meeting to step up the fight against ETA (Basque Homeland and Freedom) separatist guerrillas who tried to kill him last year.

    French police on Thursday (May 30) arrested presumed ETA member Maria Nagore, who may have been involved in the attempt to assassinate Aznar last April.

    Spain's Interior Ministry said it was investigating whether Nagore belonged to ETA's Madrid command cell.

    Aznar narrowly escaped death last year when ETA (Basque Homeland and Freedom) separatists staged a bomb attack on his car.

    ETA has killed hundreds of people in Spain since 1968 in its campaign for a separate Basque state.


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