After the France-Argentina match, another theater of operations awaits him. Emmanuel Macron, who will attend the World Cup final in Qatar on Sunday, will join the aircraft carrier on Monday Charles de Gaulle for the traditional Christmas party with the troops, before attending a regional conference Tuesday in Jordan, announced the Elysée. The Head of State will join the ship off Egypt. In the event of victory for the Blues, he will therefore not be in Paris on Monday to possibly welcome the France team.
For the Christmas of the troops, Emmanuel Macron had visited in previous years with soldiers deployed in Africa. In 2020 and 2021, however, he gave up due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, relations had also deteriorated sharply with the junta in power in Mali, where the head of state had planned to go. The French anti-terrorist force Barkhane has since withdrawn from this country.
A ship in position
Emmanuel Macron will express Monday evening in front of the sailors of the aircraft carrier his “confidence and his support” for the armed forces, indicated the Elysée. He will sleep on board before joining Jordan on Tuesday. the Charles de Gaulle participates both in strengthening NATO’s defense and deterrence posture against Russia, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, and in the fight against terrorism in Iraq and Syria.
The flagship of the French navy, which left Toulon on November 15, is accompanied by frigates, oil tankers, a nuclear submarine and maritime patrol planes.
At the bedside of Iraq
In Jordan, the Head of State will participate in the “Baghdad II” conference, which aims to bring together the main regional players, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, around Iraq, after a first edition in the capital Iraqi in August 2021. Participants will meet at the King Hussein Bin Talal Center on the shores of the Dead Sea. “It is a question of providing support for the stability, security, prosperity of Iraq and of dealing with the whole of the region since Iraq is a pivotal country” by addressing common problems , such as global warming and food security, notes the Élysée.
“The president will not fail to mention the regional crises”, also specified the presidency, while Iran is shaken by a wave of demonstrations and a bloody repression. Emmanuel Macron will also meet with the King of Jordan, Abdallah II, “ally in the fight against terrorism”, according to Paris. French fighter jets operate from this country against the Islamic State group.