国际1月1日欧洲统一货币——欧元正式启动。中国国家主席江泽民和美国总统克林顿就中美建交20周年互致贺信。同日法国邮政总局开始发行第一枚同时标有欧元面值和法郎面值的邮票。发行量为5亿张。1月13日伊拉克副总统拉马丹强调，伊拉克拒绝接受任何阿拉伯国家或其它国家有关缓 International January 1, the European currency - the euro was officially launched. Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. President Clinton Mutual Letter of Congratulation on the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties between China and the United States. On the same day, the French General Post Office began issuing the first stamps bearing both the nominal value of the euro and the par value of the franc. Circulation 500 million. January 13 Iraqi Vice President Ramadan stressed that Iraq refuses to accept any delay in the Arab countries or other countries