07 January 2005	Friday	25 Ziqa'ad 1425

PARIS, Jan 6: French President Jacques Chirac said on Thursday he hoped 2005 would be a year of "trust" with his re-elected US counterpart, George Bush , as the two men - who have had chilled ties since the invasion of Iraq - looked ahead to several years of sharing the world stage.

"A few days from his second term inauguration, I want to extend my friendly wishes to the president of the United States, whom I will soon have the occasion to see again," Mr Chirac told foreign ambassadors in Paris. Mr Chirac is scheduled to travel to Washington sometime in the next few weeks at Mr Bush's invitation. -AFP