(FILES) This file photo taken on January 22, 2016 shows French Army Chief of Staff, General Pierre De Villiers attending a ceremony at the Paris Military School (Ecole Militaire de Paris) during the first offical meeting between the two countries' chiefs of staff 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 / JOEL SAGET