GLENEAGLES, Scotland - French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday he was "obviously disappointed" by London's victory over Paris in the fight to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Chirac also offered his "warm personal congratulations" to the victors and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, speaking on his arrival at Glasgow's Prestwick airport before a summit of world leaders in the nearby Gleneagles golf resort.
07/06/2005 16:58 GMT