Tag: French President

In June, Macron was slapped in the face by a man as he was greeting the public in a small town in southeastern France. He then denounced violence and stupidity.

New Delhi: Mounting a multi-pronged attack on the BJP government, the Congress on Monday moved the CVC seeking a FIR and seizure of documents pertaining to the Rafale deal while its President Rahul Gandhi called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “thief”. On a day when a Congress delegation petitioned Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K.V. Chowdary […]

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped his American counterpart Donald Trump would reverse his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. “Donald Trump listened to me, he understood the meaning of my approach, including the link between global warming and terrorism. He told me that he would try to find […]

Paris: Independent-centrist and former investment banker Emmanuel Macron was sworn in on Sunday as the 25th French President and the youngest in the nation’s history. Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council, presided the ceremony at the Elysee Palace here, the BBC reported. “In order to be the man of one’s country, one must be […]

Paris: The late summer sun had already set when French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged from their extended meeting held in the historic halls of the Napoleonic château at Chantilly, about 60 km north of Paris, on Thursday evening. A meeting that was expected to be over in 60 minutes spilled […]

New Delhi: National Security Advisors of India and France met here on Thursday for a strategic dialogue that comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. NSA Ajit Doval’s meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne focussed on taking forward the issues discussed in the Modi-Macron talks on the […]

Brasilia: Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has said that the French First Lady is “indeed ugly”, days after the country’s President Jair Bolsonaro made insulting comments on her appearance. In a speech to businessmen in the northeastern city of Fortaleza on Thursday, Guedes complained about the media coverage of the Bolsonaro administration, arguing that they […]