(FILES) This file photo taken on October 01, 2014 shows French president Francois Hollande (C) attending a meeting focused on the Iraqi conflict with French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre de Villiers (L) and French President's chief of staff general Benoit Puga (R) at the Elysee palace in Paris. French military chief Pierre de Villiers announced to AFP in a press release on July 19, 2017 he presented his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron "Who accepted it". / AFP PHOTO / POOL / ALAIN JOCARD