The president of the executive council spoke with Pope Francis, on the sidelines of his trip to Ajaccio, this Sunday, December 15. As per protocol, the President of the Republic was also present. An express trip at the end of the day for a 40-minute interview with the sovereign pontiff.
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Far from the crowds and the fervor of the day, itt was for a brief moment and off camera that the presidential plane landed this Sunday, around 5 p.m.
Emmanuel Macron arrived for a limited stopover at Ajaccio airport. He waited there for half an hour for the sovereign pontiff returning from mass at the Casone.
Few elements have filtered out about this 40-minute meeting between the two men which, according to our information, took place in an atmosphere “friendly”.
The President of the Republic offered two gifts to the sovereign pontiff, including the official book of the restoration: “Rebuilding Notre Dame de Paris”. FCould he see in this a nod to the controversy surrounding the absence of His Holiness for last week's inauguration of Notre-Dame after years of work?
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Pope Francis then Gilles Simeoni spoke with Emmanuel Macron at Ajaccio airport
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Meanwhile, Gilles Simeoni waited on the tarmac, in the company of the three island deputies and the mayor of Ajaccio Stéphane Sbraggia.
The President of the Executive was then also able to speak with Emmanuel Macron. An interview away from the cameras which would have lasted a few minutes. Exchanges of which, for the moment, we still do not know the content.
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Dominique Moret returns to the meeting between Pope Francis and President Macron
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