This quote is suggesting that the overall relationship between the French and Yemeni people is positive, and it emphasizes a close connection between the narrator and French President Jacques Chirac, who has been a major political figure since the 1990s. The phrase “relations depending on friendship and cooperation” suggests that the French and Yemeni people have worked together and provided mutual support over a long period of time, while “my relationship with the president Chirac are old and real” implies there has been a close personal connection between the narrator and the president for many years.