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On the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit, Emmanuel Macron took him to a place he knows well, in the French mountains. Accompanied by Brigitte Macron, the President offered a beautiful snowy spectacle to his counterpart, before returning to Paris for the May 8 commemorations.
PHOTOS Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron under the snow in the middle of May, in a place dear to the President and far from Paris)
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It is a visit that was expected by Emmanuel Macron and the President of the Republic pulled out all the stops to receive his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Considered one of the most powerful men on the planet, the Chinese president has not been to France since 2019 and his presence was prepared in advance. For their first day in Paris, the Chinese politician and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were treated to a grandiose ceremony, including a superb evening organized at the Élysée Palace. A state dinner to which Jean-Michel Jarre and his sublime companion Gong Li, as well as Sophie Marceau went to celebrate Franco-Chinese friendship.
For this second and last day of this official visit, Emmanuel Macron chose to take Xi Jinping to the Hautes-Pyrénées and more precisely to one of the legendary places of the Tour de France, the Col du Tourmalet. The opportunity for Brigitte Macron’s husband to offer his counterpart some gifts, including a yellow jersey or even wool blankets from the Pyrenees. It must be said that the place was not chosen at random by The head of state French since it regularly came on vacation to the region when he was a child. Unfortunately, the weather was not really good and a late snow fell on Tuesday (all the photos can be found in the slideshow), which did not prevent “a little folk dance from the troupe Les Pastourelles de Campan, in traditional dress and to the sound of the three-hole flute and the diatonic accordion”as indicated 20 minutes.
Emmanuel Macron rekindles the flame of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier
After accompanying Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on the tarmac at Tarbes Lourdes Pyrenees airport, Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris to attend the May 8 commemorations. Accompanied by his Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, the Head of State rekindled the flame of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the Armistice of 1945.
The President in Marseille to welcome the Olympic flame
A particularly busy day for the man who scored a nice goal for a good cause under the eyes of Brigitte a few days ago, since he should go to Marseille to participate in the official ceremony of the arrival of the flame Olympic Games in France, around 7 p.m.