France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) greet Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2-L) and his wife Britta Ernst (2-R) on arrival ahead of a reception for heads of state and governments ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)
World leaders began arriving at President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee Palace office Friday afternoon, an AFP journalist saw, ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the evening.
Macron and his wife Brigitte welcomed the guests on a red carpet in the courtyard of the Elysee, where they are holding a reception for around 85 heads of state or government before the ceremony on the River Seine from 7:30 pm (1730 GMT).
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