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Blair meets with Chirac, adds press conference

(12 Jun 2003) Please note on shot 7 = Audio quality as incoming 1. British Prime Minster Tony Blair arriving by car being met by French President Jacque Chirac 2. Blair and Chirac going inside 3. Close of guard outside Elysee Palace 4. Chirac and Blair coming out 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: "And the response of the entire international community has got to be to unit, defeat the terrorists and refuse to let them derail the possibilities for peace, because in the end the only solution for people in Israel or people in Palestine is to make sure that we are able to deliver a proper and lasting settlement for peace." 6. Chirac listening 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: Audio quality as incoming "Britain is in favour of its participation in the European Single Currency. We need to get the economic conditions right. There are certain obstacles and we now plan to remove those obstacles, but I have no doubt at all - Britain's future lies as a full-hearted member of the European Union." 8. SOUNDBITE (French) Jacques Chirac, French President: "We also discussed the issue of European defence. I said to the British Prime Minister that, in my opinion, there is no Europe without defence, and, of course, there is no possibility of a European defence without Britain." 9. Chirac and Blair shaking hands and Blair getting into car and driving off STORYLINE French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair buried their differences over the war in Iraq on Wednesday at an informal dinner in Paris. The meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace was the first bilateral encounter between the two leaders since the February. Despite their differences in the past both heads of state promised to work together for the future of Europe. Blair assured Chirac of Britain's commitment to the EU despite Monday's announcement that his country was not yet prepared to begin using the European currency. At a press briefing after the dinner Chirac and Blair condemned the recent Palestinian suicide bombing on a Jerusalem, but insisted that the road map for peace must be followed. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...