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Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac held one-on-one talks

March 18, 2005, Elysee Palace, Paris

At the centre of attention were relevant international and bilateral Russian-French issues. The Presidents of Russia and France continued the discussion on the main issues of political, economic and cultural cooperation.

Cooperation in the economic sphere was discussed, particularly in aviation and space and energy.

One aspect of the discussion was advancing aviation and space projects, above all programmes for launching Russian carrier rockets from the space centre in Kourou in French Guyana.

March 18, 2005, Elysee Palace, Paris