Franco-American cooperation celebrated by Kamala Harris and Emmanuel Macron

Published on : 11/10/2021 – 10:20 PM

His visit was eagerly awaited after the cold cast by the diplomatic crisis of the Australian submarines. Emmanuel Macron welcomed, Wednesday, November 10, the American Vice-President Kamala Harris in Paris. Together, they insisted on the “crucial” cooperation between France and the United States in the face of “the start of a new era”.

Kamala Harris, who arrived in Paris on Tuesday, will stay in the French capital for five days. In particular, she will attend the ceremonies of November 11, the Paris Peace Forum on Thursday and a conference on Libya on Friday.

His visit should make it possible to complete the reconciliation between the two countries initiated by the meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 in Rome, on October 29.

A displayed reconciliation

“We had a fruitful meeting in Rome a few days ago with President Biden, who showed the way for the weeks, months and years to come”, added Emmanuel Macron, at the beginning of this interview of more than one hour conducted in particular in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and Minister Delegate for Gender Equality Élisabeth Moreno. “The French are very proud to have you” here, he said.

“I think, and we share this vision, that we are at the beginning of a new era rich in challenges but also in opportunities,” replied the American vice-president. “When France and the United States have worked together in the past, it has always been very successful, thanks to our common values ​​and priorities,” she added, indicating that the two countries “have a common desire to be leaders on the globe to assist other nations in these tragic times “of pandemic.

“Building on your important discussion with President Biden, I am delighted that we will, in the days to come, continue to work together” and “renew the attention given to our partnership”.

They were to discuss security, pandemic, climate and space in particular.

American diplomacy at work to appease France’s anger

Since her arrival on Tuesday, Kamala Harris has notably visited the Institut Pasteur, where she has met American and French researchers working on Covid-19.

In mid-September, the United States and Australia inflicted a real snub on Paris by sealing a defense alliance in the Pacific, Washington blowing a huge submarine contract initially promised to France.

Before Kamala Harris, the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken then the White House adviser for National Security Jake Sullivan had succeeded in Paris to appease the anger of France, before the Biden-Macron meeting in Rome there is ten days.

With AFP