Emmanuel Macron says his “gratitude” to the armies on the occasion of the holidays – franceinfo

President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the armies on Friday, December 24. In the evening, he shared in a video message his “acknowledgement” towards the French soldiers engaged in France and everywhere in the world. “I would like to reiterate to you my deep gratitude for the spirit which animates you in the missions that you accomplish. (…) Be proud, proud of what you do as I am proud of you. Your families can be proud too, from you, as France is, and rightly so “, declared the Head of State in this sequence broadcast on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and via the intranet of the military.

To our soldiers, sailors and airmen, to you, the Christmas night watchmen engaged in operations to protect us, I wish to send you this message. My thoughts and those of the Nation are with you. pic.twitter.com/AFyYFC7xHi

– Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 24, 2021

Emmanuel Macron had canceled, due to the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic, the trip to the troops he had made in the previous years of his mandate at Christmas time. He had planned to visit Gao, Mali this year. “I would like to speak directly to you on Christmas Eve, to tell you that my thoughts are with you while, often far from your families and your friends, you continue to ensure in France, as everywhere in the world, the defense of our country, of its interests, of its values ​​”, says the president, who begins his message with a thought addressed to the French soldiers killed in 2021 and to their families.