King Fahd was also committed to the strong and trusting relations between France and Saudi Arabia. This old friendship, which began with an exceptional link established by General De Gaulle, took on a new dimension under his reign, helped by a shared vision of what was at stake regionally and internationally.
Jacques ChiracTerrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.
Jacques ChiracNo one can act alone in the name of all and no one can accept the anarchy of a society without rules.
Jacques ChiracOur house is burning and we look elsewhere. Nature, mutilated and over-exploited, can no longer reconstitute itself and we refuse to admit it. Humanity is suffering. It is suffering from poor development, in the North as in the South, and we are indifferent. The Earth and humanity are in peril and we are all responsible. It is time now to open our eyes
Jacques Chirac