The President of the Republic, Head of State, Marshal of Chad MAHAMAT IDRISS DEBY ITNO, arrived this Monday in Paris for a working visit at the invitation of its French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
A new stage in the dialogue is opening up between N的Djamena and Paris. The President of the Republic, Head of State, Marshal of Chad MAHAMAT IDRISS DEBY ITNO, arrived this Monday 12 October in the French capital, at the invitation of its counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Beyond this working visit, the future of the partnership between the two countries is at the heart of the exchanges. Nine months after their meeting at the Elysée, the two leaders must meet tomorrow to give new impetus to their cooperation and to discuss regional and international issues of concern to them.
It’s 4:30 at Le Bourget Airport. The presidential plane landed on the tarmac. At the foot of the bridge, Chadian diplomatic staff stationed in France, led by Ambassador Amina Priscille Longoh, comes to meet the Head of State.
For this visit, the President of the Republic is accompanied by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Chadian Foreigners, Mr. Ahmed Kogri, as well as the Minister of Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs and War Victims, General Issakha Malloua Djamous, and closeLINES.
But the reception doesn’t stop at the officials. In the airport lobby, Chadians from France also mobilized to greet the President of the Republic.
Applause, salutations, appeals. For these compatriots who came to meet him, the arrival of the Head of State is also a moment of symbolic reunion with their country. Thousands of kilometres from N的Djamena, the presence of the Chadian community gives this first sequence a particular dimension.
The presidential procession then took over the direction of the residence of the Head of State in Paris. Again, members of the Chadian community gathered to welcome him.
From the airport to the residence, this mobilization accompanies the arrival of the Marshal of Chad in the French capital. But the main part of this trip will be played tomorrow, at the Palace of the Elysée. This was the first day of arrival and reception.