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President Jacques Chirac…

President Jacques Chirac sees off Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The Athens 2004 chief briefed Chirac on the Games’ preparations and gave him a copy of the Olympic torch. The Olympic Flame is due in Paris on June 25. To a reporter’s question of whether he would attend the Games, Chirac replied ‘Oui.’

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