International > Chirac in hospital with eye problems
French President Jacques Chirac was
admitted to hospital for a week with eye trouble following a
blood vessel problem, officials said on Saturday.
The 72-year-old French leader was admitted to a Paris
hospital late on Friday and all his appointments for the coming
week have been canceled at his request, a spokeswoman for
Chirac's office said.
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin told reporters in
southwest France he had spoken to Chirac on Saturday morning
and believed the eye problems would clear up within a few days.
"He will stay in hospital for a week ... As soon as I get
back to Paris late this afternoon, I will visit him at Val de
Grace (military hospital)," Villepin told reporters at a ruling
conservative party conference.
