The French national flag with black ribbon is seen at the National Assembly to mourn late president Valery Giscard d'Estaing in Paris, France, Dec. 9, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening declared Dec. 9 a day of national mourning for late president Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Giscard d'Estaing, president of France from 1974 to 1981, firmly supported European integration and worked with Germany's former chancellor Helmut Schmidt to create the European Monetary System (EMS) in 1979, which later gave birth to the euro, Europe's single common currency. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
France declares national day of mourning for late president Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Source: Xinhua| 2020-12-04 06:24:12|Editor: huaxia