China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron
Release time：2024-05-08 00:00:18 Source：World Winds news portal
TOURMALET PASS, France (AP) — France’s president is hosting China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings after a high-stakes state visit in Paris dominated by trade disputes and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron made a point of inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Tourmalet Pass near the Spanish border, where Macron spent time as a child visiting his grandmother. It is meant to be a reciprocal gesture after Xi took Macron last year to the residence of the governor of Guangdong province, where the Chinese president’s father once lived.
Snow coated nearby slopes after new snowfall overnight, and security was tightened around the area. The winding roads up to the pass were blocked by authorities Tuesday for dozens of kilometers (miles).
The mountain meetings come after a grandiose state visit by Xi on Monday that included a ceremonial welcome at the monument housing Napoleon’s tomb and a state dinner at the Elysee Palace with celebrities and magnates.
Xi is on a trip to Europe aimed at reinvigorating relations at a time of global tensions. He heads next to Serbia and Hungary.
- Previous：Kim Kardashian is relentlessly BOOED by the crowd at Tom Brady roast in her hometown of Los Angeles
- Next：Brooke Shields and model daughter Grier Henchy, 18, get matching tattoos with a sentimental meaning
Related articles
- Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
- Social Organizations Work for Residents' Well
- Reform, Opening Up Brings China Closer to the World
- Ganzhou: Cradle of Hakka Culture
- Travis Kelce parties at star
- Bringing Traditional Chinese Opera to Wider Audience
- Scientific Team Contributes to Large Research Infrastructures for Country
- Illuminating Each Child’s Future
- No positive progress in Gaza truce talks: Hamas source
- Village Official Promotes Rural Residents' Well
- King Charles III's coronation anniversary is marked by ceremonial gun salutes across London
- Promoting Greater Understanding of TCM Culture in France
- Teaching in Guangzhou Became an Unforgettable Introduction to China
- A Couple's Efforts to Build a Strong Aviation Country
- Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space
- Women's Social Organizations Provide Caring Services to Children
- Calls for Universal Credit to be reformed as the number of those on long
- Japan consolidates track cycling dominance with 3 more golds at Asiad
- Fraternity removes member for ‘racist actions’ at Ole Miss
- Rising Tennis Star Makes History, Aims to Return Stronger
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron ,World Winds news portal sitemap