{"id":68813,"date":"2024-06-09T01:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/09\/biden-and-macron-talk-togetherness-with-no-mention-of-discord-over-gaza\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T01:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T01:34:08","slug":"biden-and-macron-talk-togetherness-with-no-mention-of-discord-over-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/09\/biden-and-macron-talk-togetherness-with-no-mention-of-discord-over-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden and Macron Talk Togetherness, With No Mention of Discord Over Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/06\/08\/multimedia\/08France-Biden-ckfl\/08France-Biden-ckfl-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Biden and Macron Talk Togetherness, With No Mention of Discord Over Gaza\" title=\"Biden and Macron Talk Togetherness, With No Mention of Discord Over Gaza\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France stressed on Saturday how much they agreed with each other about world affairs, including the war in Ukraine, even as their countries have expressed sharply different views of the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Appearing briefly together in front of reporters after two days of D-Day remembrances and hours before a lavish state dinner at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace in Paris, the two presidents declined to take any questions and papered over their stark differences about the Middle East. Instead, they both asserted the enduring strength of the American-French partnership on climate, the economy, European security and cultural ties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cToday, I proudly stand with France to support freedom and democracy around the world,\u201d Mr. Biden said, as the two men emerged from a closed-door meeting at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe see eye to eye on this war raging in Ukraine,\u201d Mr. Macron noted, and he added that he hoped \u201call members of the G7 will agree to a $50 billion solidarity fund for Ukraine,\u201d referring to the Group of 7 industrialized nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The French president\u2019s comments suggested that the two leaders had reached common ground over a plan to leverage proceeds from frozen Russian assets to provide an upfront loan of up to $50 billion to Ukraine. American officials had said heading into the meeting that France was the main holdout for such a plan and that they were hoping to win support during the Paris visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Gaza, Mr. Macron noted his government\u2019s support for an Israeli cease-fire proposal that Mr. Biden has strongly backed. But the French president also directly challenged Israel to do more to deliver aid to Palestinians suffering from the government\u2019s bombardment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is not acceptable that Israel should not open all checkpoints to humanitarian aid, as requested by the united international community for months,\u201d Mr. Macron said. He said Israeli operations in Gaza \u201cshould stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">France has supported the International Criminal Court\u2019s decision to seek warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza. By contrast, Mr. Biden has condemned that effort, calling it an unconscionable comparison of the two leaders. France also voted in the United Nations in May to include Palestine as a full member of the organization, something the United States opposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neither Mr. Biden nor Mr. Macron mentioned any of the disagreements about the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a departure from the usual practice when American presidents meet with foreign leaders, reporters from France and the United States were not allowed to ask questions after the Saturday statements, which lasted a combined 16 minutes. In most cases, the two leaders allow reporters from each country to ask at least two questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">John Kirby, a national security spokesman for the White House, declined to explain why that was not the case on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis was the arrangement that was made,\u201d he told reporters earlier in the week. \u201cAs you know, with any bilateral meeting or, in this case, a state visit, all of that is hashed out between the two sides. And it was decided in our discussions and our planning for this visit that that\u2019s what they would do: that they would come out and make statements to the press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Macron\u2019s warm embrace of Mr. Biden despite the tensions in the relationship stood in sharp contrast to the mood when President Donald J. Trump visited in November 2018. Just minutes before Air Force One landed in Paris then, Mr. Trump posted a message online accusing Mr. Macron of being \u201cvery insulting.\u201d Mr. Macron then gave a speech assailing nationalism just weeks after Mr. Trump declared himself an American nationalist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Saturday, by contrast, Mr. Macron praised Mr. Biden as \u201ca partner who respects Europeans,\u201d a line that sounded like a distinction from Mr. Trump, who often denigrated European leaders. \u201cThank you for being at Europe\u2019s side,\u201d Mr. Macron said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cYou\u2019ve become a good friend,\u201d Mr. Biden said in response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/08\/world\/europe\/biden-macron.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France stressed on Saturday how much they agreed with each other about world affairs, including the war in Ukraine, even as their countries have expressed sharply different views of the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. 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