Article: French president to defend Paris Olympic bid in Singapore

French president to defend Paris Olympic bid in Singapore

PARIS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chirac will go to Singapore on July 6 to defend Paris' candidature to host the 2012 Olympic Games before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) , Chirac's office announced Thursday.

"Despite his very tight schedule, notably the start of the G8 summit at 19:30 British time (18:30 GMT), the French president considered that he should be present in Singapore to defend the interests of France during this presentation," a spokesman said, noting that ...

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