September 30, 19:32 on September 30
The national funeral of former French president Chirac, who died on the 26th of this month, began in Paris. The 30th is a day of mourning all over France, and the atmosphere of remembrance is increasing throughout the country.
The national funeral of former French president Sirac, who died at the age of 86 on the 26th of this month, began at 7 pm Japan time at the Saint-Sulpice Church in the center of Paris.
According to French media, there are about 30 leaders from all over the country, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Prior to this, Chirac, the former president of Chirac, arrived at the Saint-Sulpice Church from the enshrined facility in central Paris, and many people were greeted.
Former President Chirac led France for 12 years from the late 1990s, and in the Iraq War started with the United States, he developed diplomacy that emphasizes French uniqueness, such as opposed to the opening of war with Germany, and the presence of France in the international community It is also evaluated that he was a person who improved
The national funeral of the presidential experience has been held in Notre Dame Cathedral until now, but because of the great damage caused by the fire in April, the largest Saint-Sulpice Church was chosen in Paris city after Notre Dame Cathedral. It was.
In France, the 30th will be a day of mourning, and a one-minute silence will be held in schools and public facilities.
The citizens gathered at the funeral
Many citizens gathered around the Saint-Sulpice Church in the center of Paris where the funeral of former President Chirac took place and waited for the arrival of the former president's elders many hours before the funeral began.
A woman who visited from the suburbs of Paris said, “Shirak was a generous, humane, hated war, seeking peace, and loved the world such as China and Japan.”
Also, a man in Paris who has met former President Chirac directly said, “It was a real humanist and a loved president. I will never forget it as a symbolic president of France.” I was talking.
In addition, a woman near Paris, who is from Gabon, Africa and now has French citizenship, says, “There is no longer a president as close to the public as the former president of Sirac. It is not easy to oppose the United States over the start of the Iraq War. He said, “Non”, ”and exclaimed the former president of Shirak, who went through anti-war.