The presidents of France and the USA. Emmanuel Macron and Joe Bidenagreed on the need to engage China to achieve peace in Ukraine and contribute to peace in the region.
The two presidents spoke on the phone on tuesday, little before Macron arrives in Beijing for an official visit to China, Elysee sources have indicated.
Both leaders pointed out “their common will to incorporate China to speed up the end of the war in Ukraine and participate in building a lasting peace in the region,” the sources added.
In addition, Macron and Biden showed their desire to make “China contribute to the global North/South solidarity effort” and to build with the Asian giant “a common agenda on climate and biodiversity”.
Macron will arrive this Wednesday in Beijing, where on Thursday he will hold two meetings with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, one at the bilateral level and another together with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.