{"id":2193,"date":"2022-12-03T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:49","slug":"president-macron-meets-with-musk-in-new-orleans-french-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/politics\/president-macron-meets-with-musk-in-new-orleans-french-quarter\/2022\/12\/03\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"President Macron meets with Musk in New Orleans’ French Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW<\/span> ORLEANS<\/span> (AP)<\/span> December,3–<\/span> French<\/span> President<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron<\/span> arrived<\/span> Friday<\/span> in<\/span> Louisiana,<\/span> the<\/span> American<\/span> state<\/span> historically<\/span> most<\/span> closely<\/span> tied<\/span> to<\/span> his<\/span> country,<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries’<\/span> longstanding<\/span> cultural<\/span> ties<\/span> and<\/span> end<\/span> their<\/span> energy<\/span> policy.<\/span> and<\/span> discussed<\/span> climate<\/span> change.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Macron<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> political<\/span> leaders<\/span> and<\/span> strolled<\/span> through<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans’<\/span> historic<\/span> French<\/span> Quarter<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> city’s heart,<\/span> chatting<\/span> and<\/span> shaking<\/span> hands<\/span> with<\/span> bystanders.<\/span> He<\/span> played<\/span> “When<\/span> the<\/span> Saints<\/span> March”<\/span> as<\/span> he<\/span> stopped<\/span> next<\/span> to<\/span> his<\/span> band<\/span> marching<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> street,<\/span> nodding<\/span> and<\/span> clapping.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Macron<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> billionaire<\/span> Elon<\/span> Musk<\/span> and<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> “clear<\/span> and<\/span> honest<\/span> discussion”<\/span> via<\/span> Twitter<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> harmful<\/span> content.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>American<\/span> agenda.<\/span> It’s<\/span> a<\/span> good<\/span> thing,”<\/span> Macron<\/span> told<\/span> journalists<\/span> in<\/span> French,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> pool<\/span> reporter’s<\/span> translation.<\/span> Mr<\/span> Macron<\/span> told<\/span> Mr<\/span> Edwards<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> overwhelmed<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> welcome<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> city.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> think<\/span> it<\/span> means<\/span> a<\/span> special<\/span> relationship<\/span> with<\/span> France.<\/span> It’s<\/span> historical<\/span> and<\/span> cultural,”<\/span> Edwards<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Edwards,<\/span> a<\/span> Democrat,<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> outspoken<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> dangers<\/span> of<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> state<\/span> where<\/span> tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> jobs<\/span> are<\/span> tied<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> oil<\/span> and<\/span> gas<\/span> industry.<\/span> A<\/span> French<\/span> official<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> stopped.<\/span> At<\/span> a<\/span> short<\/span> meeting<\/span> attended<\/span> by<\/span> Mr<\/span> Macron,<\/span> Governor<\/span> Catherine<\/span> Colonna<\/span> and<\/span> Minister<\/span> for<\/span> Europe<\/span> and<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Affairs<\/span> signed<\/span> a<\/span> “Memorandum<\/span> of<\/span> Understanding<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> the<\/span> strong<\/span> cultural<\/span> ties<\/span> between<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> Louisiana<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> fields<\/span> of<\/span> economy,<\/span> clean<\/span> energy<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> environment”.<\/span> did.<\/span> ‘<\/span> said<\/span> Edward’s<\/span> office.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> visit<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> French<\/span> president<\/span> since<\/span> Val\u00e9ry<\/span> Giscard<\/span> d’Estaing<\/span> visited<\/span> Lafayette<\/span> and<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans<\/span> in<\/span> 1976.<\/span> The<\/span> only<\/span> French president visiting\u00a0Louisiana<\/span> was<\/span> Charles<\/span> de<\/span> His<\/span> Goal<\/span> in<\/span> 1960.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>During<\/span> Macron’s<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Washington<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> he<\/span> and<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> issued<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> statement,<\/span> expressing<\/span> “deep<\/span> concern<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> growing<\/span> impacts<\/span> of<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> loss<\/span> of<\/span> nature”,<\/span> and<\/span> voicing<\/span> “national<\/span> and<\/span> global<\/span> support”.<\/span> I<\/span> will<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> serve.I<\/span> will<\/span> oppose<\/span> this.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Friday<\/span> night,<\/span> President<\/span> Macron<\/span> posted<\/span> a<\/span> photo<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Musk<\/span> on<\/span> Twitter.<\/span> He<\/span> and<\/span> Tesla’s<\/span> CEO<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> discussed<\/span> “future<\/span> green<\/span> industry<\/span> projects”<\/span> and<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> platforms.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Transparent<\/span> user<\/span> policies,<\/span> significantly<\/span> enhanced<\/span> content<\/span> moderation,<\/span> and<\/span> protection<\/span> of<\/span> free<\/span> speech:<\/span>
\n<\/span>Twitter<\/span> must<\/span> strive<\/span> to<\/span> comply<\/span> with<\/span> European<\/span> regulations,”<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> several<\/span> tweets.<\/span> Louisiana<\/span> is<\/span> named<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> famous<\/span> Sun<\/span> King<\/span> Louis<\/span> XIV,<\/span> who<\/span> ruled<\/span> France<\/span> for<\/span> 72<\/span> years<\/span> from<\/span> 1643.<\/span> In<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans,<\/span> the<\/span> Louisiana<\/span> Purchase<\/span> was<\/span> completed.<\/span> In<\/span> 1803,<\/span> the<\/span> treaty<\/span> ceded<\/span> the<\/span> Louisiana<\/span> Territory,<\/span> including<\/span> much<\/span> of<\/span> what<\/span> is<\/span> now<\/span> the<\/span> central<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> from<\/span> France<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Macron’s<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans<\/span> included<\/span> a<\/span> stop<\/span> with<\/span> First<\/span> Lady<\/span> Brigitte<\/span> Macron<\/span> in<\/span> Cabildo,<\/span> where<\/span> a<\/span> land<\/span> transfer<\/span> ceremony<\/span> took<\/span> place.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Macron<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> the<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans<\/span> Museum<\/span> of<\/span> Art<\/span> and<\/span> dine<\/span> downtown.<\/span> Christiane<\/span> Geisler,<\/span> born<\/span> in<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> moved<\/span> to<\/span> Louisiana<\/span> six<\/span> years<\/span> ago,<\/span> was<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> onlookers<\/span> who<\/span> lined<\/span> the<\/span> streets,<\/span> carrying<\/span> US<\/span> and<\/span> French<\/span> flags,<\/span> hoping<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS (AP) December,3– French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in Louisiana, the American state historically most closely tied to his country, to celebrate the two countries’ longstanding cultural ties and end their energy policy. and discussed climate change. President Macron met with political leaders and strolled through New Orleans’ historic French Quarter in the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,24,2425],"tags":[434,435,29,128,156,229,403,405,433],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SUN.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2195,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193\/revisions\/2195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}