Trade, Russia, Middle East on the table as Xi Jinping, Emmanuel Macron lunch high up in the Pyrenees
In the blustery Pyrenees mountains on Tuesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping had lunch with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. On the menu: everything from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Middle East crisis to trade, biodiversity and climate change.
The setting was chosen to be relaxed and allow the two presidents to speak frankly. It was here that Macron spent childhoods in La Mongie, a village at 1,800 metres (5,905 feet) above sea level, where he and his wife Brigitte frequently ski.
