Joe Biden will be received by Emmanuel Macron for his first state visit to France, two days after the 80th anniversary of the Landing

The American president will be accompanied by his wife, Jill Biden, the Elysée announced on Thursday.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and his wife Jill Biden will be received by Emmanuel Macron on June 8 in Paris, the Elysée announced Thursday, May 30. it’s about the “first state visit” of the American leader in France, added the presidency. This visit “will be preceded by the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Landing” ally during the Second World War, which will take place on Saturday June 6 in Normandy, and which will be attended by the American president and his partner.

In a press release, the White House specified that Joe Biden would be in France from June 5 to 9. He will speak on June 6 during official ceremonies on the Normandy beaches of Utah and Omaha Beach, where “73 000 brave Americans” disembarked for “open the way to the liberation of France and Europe”, added the American presidency, stressing that the head of state would greet “American Veterans and Their Families”.

“While 80 years after the Liberation of Europe, war is back on the continent, the two presidents will discuss the unfailing and long-term support to be given to Ukraine”, declared the Elysée for its part. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also expected at the D-Day commemorations.

“This close coordination on international crises will be intended to prepare for the next international events, in particular the G7 summit in Bari”mid-June in Italy, “and the NATO summit”, in July in Washington, said the French presidency. June 7, Joe Biden “will give a speech at Pointe du Hoc”still in Normandy, “on the importance of defending freedom and democracy”according to the White House.