Paris: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for terrorism victims in Paris, France on Monday. He is on a trip aimed at shoring up the priorities of the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump.
After France, Pompeo’s tour takes him to Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The leaders of all of those countries have offered public congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden for winning the White House.
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On Monday, Pompeo is scheduled to meet French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and President Emmanuel Macron.
According to Macron's office, the French president spoke with Biden by phone four days ago and conveyed his desire to work together in areas such as climate change, terrorism and health.
However, the French Foreign Minister emphasized that the United States has one presidential administration at a time.
”For the moment, my counterpart is Mike Pompeo, until Jan. 20…,” Le Drian said Friday on French network BFMTV, referring to the date when Trump’s term ends. “He’s coming to Paris. I receive him.”
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