During the official welcome of the president France happened with the president-elect of the United States exchange of pleasantries.
Emmanuel Macron he emphasized that “it's a great honor” to be able to host a Republican at the reopening of Notre Dame. On the other hand Donald Trump he spoke about great relations with the administration of the French head of state. The welcome ceremony took place in Elysee Palace.
Paris. Macron-Trump conversation. “The world has gone a little crazy”
The American leader said that the topic of the bilateral meeting would be matter of geopolitical instability.
– The world has gone a bit crazy now and we will talk about it, he emphasized Donald Trump. The press service of the Élysée Palace announced that the meeting would be of a tripartite nature and that the leaders would join him Volodymyr Zelensky.
The President of Ukraine arrived when French-American talks were already underway. Macron did not come out to greet him, but after a short while the three of them did she posed for a group photo.
The final form of the meeting is a surprise. Official announcements included information about bilateral talks between Macron and Trump, and then separately between the French president and Zelensky.
The AFP agency reminded that this is it first trip abroad Trump since his victory in the November election in United States.
Paris. Notre Dame reopens. Joe Biden will be missing
There will be close participants in the Parisian celebrations 50 presidents and prime ministersincl Andrzej Duda. The organizers have planned special security measures.
There was plenty of room in the American delegation Jill Biden. The first lady of the United States will represent Joe Biden in France, who remained in Washington.
Fire catedry Notre Dame took place in 2019. A huge fire destroyed, among others, church tower. Trump, who was then serving his first term as US president, sent his condolences to President Macron and Pope Francis. He offered help from American experts in restoring the cathedral.