Assad Welcomed to Paris by Chirac
Paris, France
This is an archive photo of Papa Assad (Hafez) getting the red carpet treatment from Jacques Chirac outside the Elysee Palace in Paris. Two observations: (1) Chirac has to leave his palace after his term ends, whereas the Assads get to keep the People's Palace in Damascus. (2) In the wake of Rafik Hariri's murder Chirac appears to have turned chilly to the younger Assad.
