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PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC

An official welcoming ceremony of Azerbaijan President Ilham
Aliyev took place at Elysee Palace in Paris on January 29.
The President passed along the Guard of Honor lined up in front of the Palace, and then was very warmly welcomed by his French counterpart Jacques Chirac.

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