Macron-Putin: "Frank And Direct" Dialogue On Syria And Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin (G) and French President Emmanuel Macron (D) in Versailles, on 29 May.

The Russian president was received on 29 May in Versailles to inaugurate an exhibition on the 300 years of Franco-Russian relations. Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron met face-to-face before sharing a working lunch. At the joint press conference they gave, the French president wanted to play on two strings: dialogue and demand, as he had promised before the meeting.

Release Of French Expatriate Abducted For Two Months In Eastern DRC

The Namoya mining site in the eastern DRC province of Maniema. 

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a French expatriate abducted in early March in the east of the country has regained freedom. In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the release on Sunday (May 28th), as did the Congolese authorities who contributed.

Emmanuel Macron Builds On Consensus On The International Stage

Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, in Taormina, May 26, 2017.

Emmanuel Macron expressed his satisfaction at the conclusion of the G7 organized in Taormina, Sicily. He welcomed the unanimity of the Heads of State and Government on the fight against terrorism and relativized the importance of the discrepancies displayed on subjects like climate. A way to show that he intends to play the role of a leader open to dialogue on the international scene.

Brussels: First Exchanges Between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Brussels on May 25, 2017, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.

US President Donald Trump welcomed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to the US Embassy in Brussels on Thursday (May 25th) for their first meeting, a working lunch on the sidelines of a NATO summit.

Government Of Macron Respects Political Diversity And Parity Between Men And Women

The new president of France, Emmanuel Macron, and his prime minister, Édouard Philippe, revealed on Wednesday (17) a government team made up of representatives of different parties, including socialists, centrists, and conservatives. The parity between men and women, one of the promises of the campaign of the head of state, was also respected.