“France is the friend and ally of Iraq.”

— Jacques Chirac

Declaration in April 1986. http://web.archive.org/20031023104943/www.geocities.com/tom_slouck/iraq/france_iraq_rel_monde.html http://www.eurotrib.com/user/Jerome%20a%20Paris/diary/2 http://194.117.210.39/actufr/articles/038/article_19749.asp http://www.les4verites.com/libreinformation/click.php?url=articles.php?article_libre=15
Diplomacy with Iraq 70s-80s

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La France est l'amie et l'alliée de l'Irak.

Diplomacy with Iraq 70s-80s

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22nd President of France 1932–2019

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