00:00President of France, Emmanuel Macron and its U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump on Tuesday engaged in a tough talk over the recognition of Palestine state and the Israeli war in Gaza during the bilateral meeting both held on the sideline of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, where the French president insisted that Israel has already achieved more by killing the top militia leaders of Hamas, saying,
00:26it doesn't work to dismantle the Hamas, this is not the right way to proceed, he said. While President Trump had reiterated and insisted that things will not work the way the French president had suggested, that, the October 7, 2023 hostages still in the custody of Hamas cannot be honored with such suggestions, the meeting was held when videos of the French president, Emmanuel Macron and Turkish president, Recep Erdogan went viral on the Internet,
00:54where both presidents were stopped or blocked separately by New York police operatives as they tried to cross streets in the New York City over yet-to-be-seen incoming motorcade of their counterpart president, Donald Trump.
01:08The French president, Emmanuel Macron called Donald Trump on the phone after his journey to the French embassy was blocked by police officers preparing for the motorcade of the U.S. president,
01:19but that of the Turkish president, Recep Erdogan, could be seen, quickly surrounded by his security team in a manner that makes the president looked apparently in shot the moment some group of New York police officers advanced towards them to stop the Turkish presidential team from crossing the road.
01:37According to New York Times, nothing frustrates a New Yorker in a hurry like finding that a street has been blocked off because some big shot is in town.
01:45Apparently, the same is true for the president of France, Emmanuel Macron.
01:51On Monday evening, Mr. Macron, in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, was stuck on a Manhattan street corner that had been closed off for President Trump's motorcade.
02:02The meeting of world leaders is, among other things, a traffic nightmare.
02:07At first, Mr. Macron did what many New Yorkers might do, he pleaded with a police officer to let him cross the street.
02:15I have 10 people with me, Mr. Macron told the officer, according to video that shows the French president making his case on the street corner.
02:25I go to the French embassy, but the officer politely held his ground and would not let Mr. Macron cross the street.
02:31I'm sorry, President, I'm really sorry, he told Mr. Macron.
02:37It's just that everything's been frozen right now.
02:41There's a motorcade coming right now.
02:43I'm sorry, Mr. Macron, who has engaged in diplomacy to try to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, tried again.
02:51I negotiate with you, the French president said on the video.
02:55When that didn't work, Mr. Macron did what average New Yorkers cannot do.
03:01He pulled out his phone and called the President of the United States.
03:05How are you?
03:06He asked Mr. Trump, cell phone pressed to his ear.
03:09Guess what?
03:10I am waiting the street because everything is frozen for you.
03:14It was not clear from the video what Mr. Trump said.
03:17But Mr. Macron chuckled and told the American president that he was hoping to have a discussion with him and Qatari officials about the situation in Gaza.
03:26The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
03:32The French president's office confirmed that while leaving the United Nations on Monday evening, Mr. Macron was caught in a freeze when the streets were blocked to allow the American president's motorcade to pass.
03:44Mr. Macron's office confirmed that Mr. Macron used the opportunity to call Mr. Trump and said the two had a very warm and amicable discussion about international issues.
03:56Mr. Macron was eventually allowed to cross the street.
03:59Video from Root, a French news outlet, showed him walking past food carts and posing for photos with people, including a man who planted a kiss on his forehead.
04:10The New York Police Department said in a statement that thousands of offices were on call this week to ensure the safety of New Yorkers and foreign dignitaries during the UN General Assembly.
04:21Mercy to President Macron for recognizing the dedication and tireless efforts of our offices who safeguard this annual event, the department said.
04:30During the bilateral meeting, President Macron asked President Donald Trump that, since over two years the Israel war in Gaza began, what has been achieved?
04:41The French president said it is not right to proceed with the aim of dismantling Hamas in the Palestinian city of Gaza, emphasizing that recognizing the Palestinian state does not mean the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack would be forgotten.
04:56According to Macron, many French people were killed and injured during the attack in Israel.
05:03Adding, he visited shortly after the attack to meet with the affected families.
05:08President Donald Trump had said that October 7, 2023 is one of the world's most saddest days in Hestroy that cannot be forgotten.
05:16Saying, it was a day, babies being sliced into half, young children's heads were watched being chopped off by the Hamas and it cannot be forgotten.
05:27Adding, he has always said the last hostages will be the toughest ones apparently to rescue, that, the suggestion of the French president will not honor the hostages.
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06:36Go back!
06:38He was always saying the last hostages are going to be the toughest ones.
07:07But you can't honor them by doing anything like you suggest.
07:13All you can do is say we want our hostages back and we want the war to end.
07:18We're going to want it to end.
07:19Nobody forgets the 7th of October.
07:22I went there a few days after, taking families in my hands.
07:28We experienced all together these horrific attacks.
07:32And by the way, we lost a lot of French people in these terrorist attacks.
07:38But after almost two years of war, what is the result?
07:42Once again, they killed the top leaders of Hamas.
07:46It works.
07:47This is a great achievement.
07:48But at the same time, you have as many Hamas fighters as you had the first day.
07:54So it doesn't work to dismantle the Hamas.
07:57This is not the right way to proceed.
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08:06We hope.
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