Former Russian president Yeltsin lunch meeting with Chirac

(27 Sep 2002)

1. Exterior Elysee palace
2. Close up French flag
3. Car arriving and Yeltsin getting of car
4. Various of the Boris and Naina Yeltsin kissing and shaking hands with Jacques and Bernadette Chirac
5. Close up national guard standing
6. Chirac in front of Elysee entrance welcomes Yeltsin's daughters (Tatyana, then Elena) grandson Ivan and Elena's husband and Aeroflot CEO Valeri Okulov
7. Everybody entering Elysee palace for lunch
8. Wide of courtyard of Elysee with car waiting
9. Yeltsin, Chirac and their families coming out of the Elysee,
kissing
10. Chirac and Yeltsin walking to the car, both holding the hands of Yeltsin's grandson
11. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Boris Yeltsin, former Russian President
"Today I've seen my old and true friend Jacques. That is a shared and reciprocal love. This is not only it a personal friendship but it's the love from Mr
Chirac for Russia and also my love for France. We estimate each other a lot and the most important is not to loose this strong friendship that we have created ourselves, me and Mr Chirac. I want that friendship to be preserved. It's a notion that we have created, me and president Jacques Chirac. And I think it will carry on in the future. This is the key for stability in Europe and in the world."
12. Yeltsin and family getting in car
13. Chirac waving at them
14. Car leaving
15. Chirac going back in Elysee palace

STORYLINE:

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin had lunch with French president Jacques Chirac at the Elysee palace on Friday.

Yeltsin, who is on a private visit in France, was accompanied by his wife Naina, his two daughters Tatyana and Elena, Elena's husband (Valeri Okulov, CEO of Aeroflot) and his grandson Ivan (son of Elena).

Looking healthy and alert, Yeltsin told the press that "the most important is not to loose this strong friendship that we have created ourselves."

He described their friendship as being "key for stability in Europe and in the world."

In addition to his quintuple heart bypass surgery in November 1996, the 71-year-old, has suffered from a series of other ailments, including back trouble.

He appeared increasingly shaky and frail during his second term in office, which ended with his surprise resignation on December 31, 1999.

Yeltsin has spent most of his time out of the public eye since he resigned leaving then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in charge.

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