Today we celebrate 80 years of the Normandy landings, D-Day, longest day of the allies commanded by the future US president, Dwight Eisenhower. From the June 6, 1944with the opening of the second front, the Second World War definitively took the turn of defeat for Germany, forced to surrender less than a year later.
The American president Joe Biden Meanwhile, he was welcomed yesterday morning at Paris-Orly airport by the head of the French government, Gabriel Attal. The arrival in France of the leader of the White House on the eve of the start of the anniversary ceremonies. Biden is planning a visit to the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, in Normandy, where he will meet some veterans. Then the American president will speak during official ceremonies on the beaches of Utah and Omaha Beach, where “73,000 brave Americans landed” to pave the way “for the liberation of France and Europe”, recalled the American presidency. The president will also greet some “American veterans and their families.”
“While 80 years after the Liberation of Europe, war has returned to the continent, the two presidents will reiterate the need to support Ukraine over time”, declared the Elysée for its part. “This coordination on international crises will allow us to prepare for the next international deadlines, especially the G7 summit” and “the NATO summit” in July in Washington.
Tomorrow the American President “will give a speech at Pointe du Hoc”, also in Normandy, “on the importance of defending freedom and democracy”, according to what was communicated by the White House. Then the state visit will begin which according to diplomatic sources cited by the French press will begin with a formal welcome at the Arc de Triomphe, where the two leaders will participate in a ceremony to relight the flame and lay a wreath of flowers on the Soldier’s tomb Unknown, around 11am on Saturday 8 June.
The American President will then be received at the Elysée Palace, with a state dinner in the evening. The following day, a wreath will be laid at the American cemetery in Bois Belleau (Aisne), in homage to the soldiers who fell in the First World War. Emmanuel Macron paid a state visit to the United States at the invitation of Joe Biden from November 30 to December 1, 2022. It was his second state visit, after Donald Trump’s 2018 visit.
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