Iraq, Middle East peace discussed by Chirac and Qatari crown prince
Qatar-France, Politics, 6/8/1999

Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Jasem Bin Hamad al-Thani held talks on Monday in Paris with French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.

Circles of the French presidency said a meeting at a luncheon banquet held in honor of the Qatari prince at the French presidential palace included French - Qatari relations, and the Middle East peace process.

The meeting was an occasion for Chirac to explain to his guest the French ideas concerning Iraq. The French presidential sources stated reasons that usually push France to consider the current situation in Iraq as unacceptable are the sufferings of the Iraqi people, the absence of monitoring over armaments and the US-UK bombardments which are conducive to further deterioration.

The French side expressed satisfaction with the results of the Israeli elections and the hope of resuming peace negotiations very soon.

During the banquet, the Qatari crown prince announced that the French Technip company has won a contract for establishing a petrochemical unit in Qatar at a cost of US $750 million.

The French President informed his guest, who arrived in Paris on Sunday, of France's desire to strengthen the participation of its industrial sector in developing the sectors of gas and oil in Qatar through Elf and Total.

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