France's Macron postpones state visit to Germany amid domestic crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a government emergency meeting after riots erupted for the third night in a row across the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed during a traffic stop in Nanterre by a French police officer, at the emergency crisis center of the Interior Ministry in Paris, France, June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool
It was the second time this year that unrest in France has forced Macron to postpone high profile encounters with a head of state after"A state visit is a visit of friendship, purely ceremonial, there will be a better time to do so," a Macron aide told Reuters, asking not to be named.Macron spoke on the phone on Saturday with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and briefed him on the situation, a spokesperson for the German president said.
However, for all the planned show of camaraderie, French and German officials had said the leaders would not publicly address simmeringYann Wernert, of the Jacques Delors Institute think tank in Berlin, said the postponed visit highlighted the unrest's impact on Macron's ability to conduct foreign policy.
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