As part of his tour of France, Alberto Fernandez He participated this Friday in an emblematic ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe. This is the ceremony for the 104th Anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
In the event also known as “Commemoration of Victory and Peace, in tribute to all those killed by France” President was accompanied by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, with whom Alberto Fernandez share a close relationship.
After participating in the historic ceremony, Alberto Fernandez He wrote on his Twitter account: “104 years after the armistice that ended the pain. I am honored and grateful to Emmanuel Macron for having invited me to the Arc de Triomphe for the historic commemoration “of victory and peace”, in tribute to those who died for France in the First World War”.
At the event, the president was accompanied by Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and by the Argentine ambassador to France, Leonardo Costantino. In the place, the Head of State was received by Macron, with whom he was throughout the ceremony.
This was the president’s first official act on his second day of a tour of France, where he will also be a panelist at the Paris Forum for Peace. The president will offer his speech between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. local time (12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Argentine time).
Later, the Argentine leader will take part in the Meeting on Venezuela, with the participation of Macron and the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. At night he will participate in the official dinner offered by the French president.
The reunion between Macron and Fernández
This Thursday President he was reunited with his French counterpart. After the meeting, Both leaders agreed to emphasize that they maintain a friendly relationship and that they will work together to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
They also assured that they will seek to combat climate change, inequality, and contribute together to mitigate the effects of the war in Ukraine. “With President Macron, we are united by a common view of the problems that the world is going through, not only the problem of war, which is an issue that worries us, calls us together, forces us to find solutions,” said the Argentine president after the meeting.
