PARIS, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The French Foreign Ministry denied on Saturday reports saying that President Jacques Chirac had sent a secret envoy on a mission to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "he French authorities categorically deny the reports of the daily Ashraq al-Awsat. No French envoy charged with such a mission to Saddam Hussein has gone to Iraq," the ministry said in a statement. Asharq al-Awsat, a Saudi-owned, London-based daily, reported Saturday that an envoy of Chirac has been "regularly visiting Iraqfor some time" to urge Saddam to soften his domestic and foreign policies and consequently avert United States military...