TIL Desk/World/Washington/ US President Donald Trump will travel to Paris later this week to attend the annual Bastille Day celebrations and hold discussions with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on issues like Syria and counter- terrorism, the White House says.
“The president will arrive in Paris midmorning on Thursday, July 13th to conduct meetings with President Macron of France, and to participate the next day in the annual Bastille Day celebrations, at the invitation of President Macron. The First Lady will also accompany,” a senior White House official told.
Trump who returned from Europe last week after attending the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany would be making his third foreign trip after becoming the US President in January this year. The Trump-Macron meeting “will focus on Syria and counter-terrorism topics,” the official said who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“We also anticipate the two presidents, in the introductory one-on-one meeting, will also share perspectives from the recent G20 meeting,” the official said, adding that the two presidents will address a joint press conference after that.
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