An official ceremony with the participation of his family, French government officials and dignitaries, was held in Paris on Saturday, October 27th, 2012, to commemorate the late Claude Chesson, former French Foreign Minister in the Francois Mitterrand cabinet.
Iranian Resistance President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, Honorary President of the Belgian Senate Anne-Marie Lizin and former Algerian Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali also participated in the ceremony to honor Mr. Chesson’s memory for his long years of support for the Iranian Resistance.
Not only in his time as French Foreign Minister, yet also as he represented France in the European Commission, Union and Parliament, Mr. Chesson stood alongside the Iranian people and their Resistance and on several occasions met with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, announcing his solidarity with the aspirations of the Iranian people in bringing about freedom and democracy to their country.
