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BEIJING — President Emmanuel Macron told President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that France and China must overcome their "differences" as he pressed Beijing on both Ukraine and trade during a three-day state visit to China. "Sometimes there are differences, but it is our responsibility to overcome them for the greater good," Macron said at the start of talks in the Great Hall of the People, as he sought to put the Macron China visit on a cooperative footing. Xi echoed the sentiment, calling for "more stable" ties and saying…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday as Kyiv faces a deepening political crisis and renewed frontline pressure, the Elysee Palace said. The visit, announced by the French presidency, comes days after Zelensky reorganised his office and dismissed his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, following an anti-corruption raid that has shaken public confidence at a critical moment in the war with Russia. Macron and Zelensky are expected to discuss "the conditions of a just…

European leaders and a self-described "coalition of the willing" moved quickly to blunt a U.S. plan for ending the war in Ukraine that has roiled diplomatic circles at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, exposing a transatlantic fracture over how — and on whose terms — the conflict should end. French President Emmanuel Macron said the 30 countries backing Kyiv will hold a video meeting Tuesday to coordinate a response after talks in Geneva on the U.S. proposal, which has drawn sharp criticism from European capitals for…

After nearly two years of diplomatic tensions between France and Madagascar, Emmanuel Macron acquired Andry Rajoelinace on Friday, August 27, 2021 on the Élysée. The content material of the assembly was not made public, however in introductory statements the 2 heads of state confirmed their mutual sympathy. From the start, the…

On Saturday, the French president summoned Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Abdallah Hamdok, the head of the Sudanese government. Two interviews to underline, according to the Élysée, France's concerns about the rise of fighting in northern Ethiopia and the development of the humanitarian situation in Tigray. Emmanuel…

The number of French President Emmanuel Macron and members of the government is on a list of potential targets for the Pegasus software, which is used by some states to spy on personalities, said Laurent Richard, head of the organization Forbidden Stories, on Tuesday and confirmed information from World. Daily The world revealed…

The information was confirmed for RFI, the next G5 Sahel summit will take place on Friday, July 9 via video conference. Emmanuel Macron will attend the meeting. He will have Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum by his side, who has been invited to the Élysée Palace. The French president should use this summit to specify the future French involvement in the region, one month after the announcement of the…

In Mali itself, the newspaper Malikilé wonders whether it is a "confession of failure in France's military strategy in the Sahel", a "bloodbath" or a "great irritation. The development of the situation in Mali". In all his questions, Malikilé also states that "the future candidate Emmanuel Macron saves himself a sword of Damocles over his head with possible reports of French soldiers being killed somewhere in the vast…

On Thursday, June 10, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "profound transformation" of the French military presence in the Sahel and the establishment of an international anti-jihadist alliance in the region. "At the end of the consultations (..) we will embark on a profound transformation of our military presence in…

It is "full support" that French President Emmanuel Macron expressed to Libyan government chief Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, who was received on Tuesday, June 1, in the Elysee. Emmanuel Macron described the formation of the government for national unity as "an important step" in getting out of the crisis. At the end of the interview,…