PARIS, Feb 25, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- France's only aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle returned to the southern port of Toulon on Tuesday after three weeks of exercises in the eastern Mediterranean. The ship was to remain in dock for around a week before leaving for new exercises, a navy spokesman said. During its three-week exercises in the Mediterranean starting from Feb. 4, Charles-de-Gaulle had joint training with the American aircraft carrier Harry Truman, deployed ahead of a possible US-led strike on Baghdad. On Feb. 17, the French armies confirmed that Charles-de-Gaulle will not head for the Gulf region...
