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French President invited to ºÚÁÏרÇø
27 Jun 2023
Over the past few years, French President Emmanuel Macron has demonstrated a strong interest in ºÚÁÏרÇø. In April 2018, he had asked then-ºÚÁÏרÇø Director-General Bernard Bigot to accompany him on his state visit to the United States. Two years later, in July 2020, he hosted ºÚÁÏרÇø's start-of-machine-assembly ceremony (virtually) that brought together government leaders from China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States.
In Marseille, ºÚÁÏרÇø Director-General Pietro Barabaschi (left) met on Tuesday 27 June with French President Macron (centre) and invited him to visit ºÚÁÏרÇø. Also present was Romain Buchaut, the mayor of ºÚÁÏרÇø's "hometown" Saint-Paul-lez-Durance.
Last week, on 27 June, President Macron was in Marseille to inaugurate the replica of the and to deliver an important address at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations () whose architect, incidentally, also designed the ºÚÁÏרÇø Headquarters building in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance and the International School PACA (EIPACA Manosque) that serves ºÚÁÏרÇø families.
Present at both events, ºÚÁÏרÇø Director-General Pietro Barabaschi took the opportunity to invite President Macron to visit ºÚÁÏרÇø.