President Donald Trump arrives in Paris to attend dedication of renovated Notre Dame Cathedral
AFP news agency reported that Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Saturday morning. In his first trip since his election victory, the president-elect will visit the French capital and take part in an evening ceremony following the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral after a 2019 fire. President Trump is planning a series of talks there.
AFP sources reported that the plane carrying the US president-elect landed at Paris' Orly airport around Saturday. 7am
Another person said Donald Trump traveled on a private plane. According to AFP news agency, the president-elect visited the US embassy.
Donald Trump has arrived in Paris. series of meetings
In the afternoon, before the ceremony begins at Notre Dame Cathedral, President Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. The French president is then scheduled to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysée Palace.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are also scheduled to meet in Paris.
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According to the Associated Press, President Trump's visit to Paris is a symbolic return to the international stage. He also predicted that the trip would be an opportunity for Macron to act as an intermediary between U.S. leaders and Europe.
The two leaders have known each other since their first presidential terms. This makes Mr. Macron one of the few current European leaders to have a personal relationship with Mr. Trump. Trump was president of the United States when the Notre Dame Cathedral fire broke out in 2019.
Opening of Notre Dame Cathedral
World leaders arrive in Paris to celebrate the grand opening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Guests at the Dec. 7 ceremony will include monarchs, presidents, prime ministers, and leaders of international organizations and churches. Poland is represented by President Andrzej Duda.
The ceremony was scheduled to take place in the square in front of the cathedral (named after Pope John Paul II since 2006), but due to bad weather it was moved inside the cathedral.
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The ceremony will include a film about the cathedral's reconstruction, a tribute to the firefighters and builders who saved the temple, and a short classical music recital by brothers Renaud and Gauthier Capuçon (violin and cello). Execute. The speech will be given by French President Emmanuel Macron. Then the religious part begins, the opening prayer.
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