translated from Spanish: Macron loses hopes with Trump, the French President Emmanuel Macron ports of Europe

PARIS (AP) – for more than one year, has tried to convince kindly counterpart Donald Trump, in the belief that could make you change your mind in tor No to climate change, the nuclear deal with Iran and trade policies. But this week Macron acknowledged that that did not work and more worth to focus their efforts with their European neighbours.” The partner with whom Europe built postwar multilateralism apparently has decided to give back to this shared history”, Macron said Monday in a speech to French diplomats. For the first time since he was elected in may 2017, Macron, of 40 years, seems to have lost hopes to be able to influence the American President of 72. Previous attempts, close sources said, had been “a work of conviction”.

The moment of change was probably the contentious NATO Summit last month, in which Trump criticized the allies for not spending more money on their defense.
A few days later, Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. His office said he wanted to express Europe’s position there.

Even a month before the Summit, Trump had caused a stir at a meeting of the Group of seven in Canada access to a joint statement on trade and then reneged when he was on a plane headed to Asia.

Photo: AP Macron on Monday listed the topics in which tried and could not convince Trump: “their doubts about NATO, unilateral and aggressive trade policies… the withdrawal of the (climate) Paris agreement, the withdrawal of the nuclear deal with Iran”. François Heisbourg, former adviser to the French Government and director of the International Institute of strategic studies, noted “a marked change of tone” from the French President. He pointed out that Macron recognizes that “as friendly language does not seem to work, it will make things in another way”.
Yet the French leader is a man of dialogue, said Heisbourg, praising his ability, at least in the past, have a good personal relationship with Trump.

From the point of view of Macron, Trump has become another erratic leader like Putin in Russia, or Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, said Heisbourg.La friendship between Macros and Trump began the Bastille Day in Paris last year, where Trump was guest of honour and q uedo so impressed with military pomp on the Avenue of Champs-Elysees that wanted to do the same in Washington.

Trump decided that Macron is his first guest to a State visit in April. Be carried as well, praising is mutually, joking, shaking hands and even giving kisses on the cheeks. The relationship apparently remains good, despite their differences on important issues. The Sarah Huckabee Sanders White House spokeswoman said Tuesday that “the two leaders are frequently consulted on a wide range of topics. The President wants to continue to work closely with President Macron for the benefit of our shared economic interests and security”. The two leaders had their most recent telephone conversation of September 11 about Syria, Iran, the Middle East and the world trade. Trump Tweet that had “a very good telephone conversation” with Macron.Ese same day Macron also spoke with Putin.

Photo: AP now Macros and Trump have programmed see again on 11 November for ceremonies commemorating the end of World War II in Paris.macron expected to take the opportunity to discuss issues of world trade with other heads of State that they will be present.” I believe that we must not take for granted that there will be a hegemonic country compared to other countries totally divided,”said Macron in allusion to the policies of Trump impose tariffs on other Nations. Meanwhile, Macron is trying to garner support to its proposals for a European Union that is more integrated, with a common security doctrine and a budget shared among countries that use the euro.

Photo: AP on Thursday, Macron was on the third day of a trip to Denmark and Finland. It has planned meetings with their counterparts in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands next week. After that, you will receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris.
Macron want Europe to be the leader in terms of multilateralism against isolationism, faced the big global challenges such as migration, climate change, digital technology and social inequality.

“The most important question is not if I’m going to take the arm to Donald Trump in the forthcoming Summit, but how can we all be at the height of this moment of great transformation we are experiencing”, Macron said on Monday. In this note: France Paris Emmanuel Macron Donald Trump

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