The French President, Jacques Chirac, may visit Australia next year in a bid to shore up relations strained by his Government's opposition to war in Iraq.
A French Embassy spokesman in Sydney said Mr Chirac has tentative plans to include Australia in a tour that would also take him to New Zealand and the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna.
Chirac had planned to visit Australia during a Pacific tour in July this year, but cancelled due to what the Embassy called scheduling problems.
