BIDEN RECEIVES GRAND WELCOME AT ARC DE TRIOMPHE IN PARIS
French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday for a state visit marked by splendor as well as talks on trade, Israel and Ukraine.
The two men, fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, share a warm relationship despite past tensions over a submarine deal with Australia.
The U.S. president’s motorcade drove down the Champs Elysees Avenue and stopped at France’s war monument the Arc de Triomphe, where Joe and Jill Biden received a grand welcome ceremony, next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The French army choir gave a rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” and “La Marseillaise”, and Biden and Macron greeted army veterans and joined senior officials from both countries.
Escorted by French guards on horseback, the leaders then drove down a sunny Champs-Elysees, en route to the Elysee presidential palace where they will discuss policy issues and attend a dinner.
Biden hosted Macron for a state visit at the White House in 2022.
