FRANCE: Lebanese Prime minister Rafik Al-Harari meets French President Jacques Chirac

Record ID: 863121

  • Title: FRANCE: Lebanese Prime minister Rafik Al-Harari meets French President Jacques Chirac
  • Date: 22nd September 2001
  • Summary: (W5) ELYSEE PALACE, PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 22, 2001) (REUTERS) LV/GV/CU: WIDE OF ELYSEE PALACE/ HONOUR GUARD ON STEPS OF PALACE WAITING (3 SHOTS) GV/LV/PAN: LIMOUSINE WITH LEBANON PRIME MINISTER RAFIK AL HARIRI ARRIVING AT THE ELYSEE PALACE/ JACQUES CHIRAC WELCOMING RAFIK HARIRI ON STEPS OF PALACE/ CHIRAC AND HARIRI WALK UP STEPS TOGETHER, SHAKE HANDS AT TOP OF STEPS FOR CAMERAS BEFORE GOING INSIDE (3 SHOTS) GV/ZOOM/MCU: INTERIOR OF PALACE AND CHIRAC AND HARIRI SEATED TOGETHER CU: HARIRI'S LIMOUSINE OUTSIDE ELYSEE PALACE AND LEBANESE FLAG GV: WIDE OF HARIRI AND CHIRAC EMERGING FROM PALACE AND EMBRACING EACH OTHER ON STEPS/ CLOSE UP OF CHIRAC AND HARIRI SHAKING HANDS ( 2 SHOTS) GV/LAS/TILT DOWN: HARIRI WALKS DOWN STEPS AND WALKS TOWARDS JOURNALISTS STANDING AT SIDE/ PAN DOWN FACADE OF ELYSEE PALACE/ WIDE OF HARIRI TALKING TO JOURNALISTS (2 SHOTS) CU: SOUNDBITE (English) HARIRI SAYING: "We have spoken about what is going on today in the world, after the terrible tragedy in New York and Washington. And we have spoken about terrorism in the world, and we condemn this act of terror. We have been victims of terrorism in the past years. We have already three Lebanese who have been killed in this act in New York, so we feel with the Americans, we feel with every father and mother and woman or man who lost loved people in that accident, in that act." MV: WIDE OF HARIRI TALKING TO JOURNALISTS GV/GV/PAN: HARIRI WALKS AWAY TOWARDS LIMOUSINE AND GETS INSIDE/ LIMOUSINE DRIVES SLOWLY AWAY (2 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 7th October 2001 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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  • Country: France
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVABXEQTCI0WFLOCQW2B9N0ANZXL
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  • Story Text: The Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al Hariri has been meeting French President Jacques Chirac for talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
    The Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al Hariri visited the French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace on Saturday (September 22) to discuss the situation and the fight against terrorism, following the attacks in New York and Washington.
    After lunch, Prime Minister Hariri took time to speak to journalists outside the palace "We condemn this act of terror. We have been victims of terrorism in the past years. We have already three Lebanese who have been killed in this act in New York, so we feel with the Americans, we feel with every father and mother and woman or man who lost loved people in that accident, in that act,"
    he said.
    President Chirac is also expected to receive the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday (September 24).

    (lh/bl)
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