Congratulations on President Jiang Zemin's Successful Six-Nation State Visit Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to six nations from October 18 to November 3 at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, President Jacques Chirac of the Republic of France, President Jorge Sampaio of the Republic of Portugal, King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria, and King Fahd of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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 French President Jacques Chirac hosted a banquet at the
Elysee presidential palace on October 25 evening in honor of Chinese President Jiang
Zemin. Seen on the picture is Chinese President Jiang Zemin and French President Chirac
having a cordial talk before the banquet.
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On October 27, Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio held a
ceremony at the Porto Airport to welcome Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
Moroccan King Mohammed VI held a grand state banquet at the royal palace on
October 28 evening to welcome visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The picture shows
that Jiang said farewell to King Mohammed VI (middle) and his brother Prince Moulay Rachid
(right) after the banquet.
Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Algiers October
30 for a state visit. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (first right) and Prime
Minister Ismail Hamdani (first left) greeted Jiang at the airport.
Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived at Riyadh October 31 for a state visit
to Saudi Arabia. The picture shows that King Fahd Ibn Abdul-Aziz and Crown Prince Abdulah
Ibn Addul-Aziz (first left, front row) greeted President Jiang Zemin in the VIP lounge of
the airport.