France's president is in talks with the prime minister on a visit to Britain on the anniversary of World War II
Boris Johnson told Emmanuel Macron that he was looking at very few UK-EU talks on future trade relations in the autumn.
The French president is in London on Thursday for a large-scale official visit. None of the 10 said they welcomed Johnson's recent deal to speed up negotiations on the issue in July. However, comments rejecting the idea of "long-term negotiations" suggest that Johnson is more than willing to end negotiations without a deal and that both sides are ready for it without making last-minute adjustments in December. The period of time when the current transformation is about to end.
Both sides have been shut down to the extent that Britain has to accept the EU level playing field.
Negotiations with Downing Street on the quarantine requirements have also ended. Currently, most visitors to Britain, including France, must be booked for a 14-day arrival. Some ministers are pushing for the idea of "air bridges" that are exempt for some countries. The Telegraph reports that the changes will be introduced from July 4, which will allow for some overseas travel during the summer holidays.
Despite the political controversy, Macron's speech commemorated the 80th anniversary of the broadcast of the historic war by General Charles de Gaulle from the BBC's headquarters in London, praising the British for making the French a haven.
De Gaulle's appeal to his countrymen to oppose the German occupation came after the surrender of Marshall Philip by Bordeaux Field, and on the same day, Winston Gill told MPs that Britain was doing well.
In a speech before Prince Charles, Macron said: “The United Kingdom has given France its first weapon: the BBC's microphone. This is where De Gaulle was able to call on the French people to join the resistance. Shadow soldiers. "
He said: "Your country has inspired world salvation."
He told Winston Churchill, referring to Britain's wartime leader, that there was nothing to save "blood, toilets, tears, and sweat." Macron said: "Nevertheless he gave something more important: determination, confidence in success, respect, and pride."
Prior to his trip to London, Macron attended a traditional military ceremony at the Mont-Valెà°°ren Memorial, west of Paris, in memory of nearly 1,000 hostages and resistance fighters executed by the Nazis.
In London, Prince Charles at Clarence House said, "De Gaulle's will is to try to rebuild our economies in a truly sustainable way, and the dangerous future of this extraordinary planet" Secures ".
This is the first time Macron has traveled abroad since the coronavirus crisis. Johnson met Macron without a handshake on the stairs of Downing Street and posed for photos as they stood two meters away.
Before moving to London, Macron spent an hour with the 99-year-old Hubert Germain at the Liberation of Paris Museum, one of the last four members of the Liberation - Liberation honors for their conduct in the war - still alive.
"We must be inspired by this power of the soul. Even when the homeland's love fades ... the simple example should inspire the younger generation," he said to the former resistance fighter.
Britain provided MBEs to the quartet, and in return, London was granted the Legion de Honore as a city, which was accepted by Prince Charles and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Both Johnson and Macron were great admirers of their country's war heroes, and they took the time to examine the monuments from that time, including the microphone de Gaulle used for the address; A memorandum from a senior British officer with the Free French, Major General Edward Spears; And a thank you letter from De Gaulle to Churchill.
Johnson wrote in his Churchill biography De Gaulle about the horror and heroism of French soldiers in World War II. He said: "The French were part of the Origami army; they were spinning at a magical place." He described De Gaulle as "miserable and almost unbearable".
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