DONALD Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have been joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris.
Trump met Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris today as he attends the opening of Notre Dame.
The pair were quickly joined by the Ukrainian leader after Trump vowed to swiftly bring an end to the war.
Top Ukrainian officials have engaged in high-level talks with the incoming President in recent weeks to establish a peace plan for when he assumes office.
These discussions among the three leaders are under close scrutiny by many, against the captivating restoration of the Notre Dame, setting the stage for significant diplomatic negotiations.
Trump and Macron greeted each other with a bizarre power handshake.
Additionally, President Trump is scheduled to meet with Prince William to deliberate on the importance of the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, as confirmed by Kensington Palace.
The incoming president wrote when he accepted the invitation that Macron had done “a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so.
“It will be a very special day for all!”
In his first foreign trip since his election win, Trump touched down at Orly airport in the south of Paris on a private plane just before 7am, a source told AFP.
Macron, who has had an up-and-down relationship with Trump, has made a point of cultivating a relationship since the Republican defeated Democrat Kamala Harris last month.
But on Saturday, the returning President said that he had “enjoyed a great relationship” with Macron in his first term and that they were already preparing to hold discussions about geopolitics.
“We have a good time together, and we had a lot of success, really great success working together,” Trump said while standing alongside his French counterpart.
“It certainly seemed like the world is going a little crazy right not. And we’ll be talking about that,” he added before the pair headed off into bilateral talks.
With dozens of guests present, Notre Dame’s reopening after the 2019 blaze will include the ritualised opening of the cathedral’s massive doors, the reawakening of its organ, and the celebration of the first Mass.
Macron toured the fully restored 861-year-old church last week as cameras were allowed in for the first time after the rebuilding project.
The extensive restoration took more than 60 months and cost a whopping £600million to rebuild the spires and roof that were destroyed in the blaze.
But, with so many world leaders gathering for the event, it is set to also be the location where diplomatic alliances and conversations will be played out.
The representatives of over 50 countries are expected to attend the reopening.
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