Macron begins Africa tour with landmark Mauritius visit
French President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Africa on Thursday with a visit to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
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00:00The French President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Africa on Thursday with a visit to the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius.
00:10Naveen Ramgolan, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, welcomed Macron and described his visit as one of significant importance.
00:17Your visit is of significant importance, especially in these troubled times at the international level where the world is facing situations that challenge the established economic order.
00:32And, with the risk of the disorder becoming institutionalized and globalized, we risk ending up in a system where ambitions generated elsewhere star up the global economic order.
00:48We, the small island developing states, are usually the first to feel the negative effects of this disorder.
00:56Faced with geostrategic tensions in the face of climate imbalance, in the destruction of biodiversity, this tablaces also in commercial relationship, we believe in respective international rules.
01:09We believe in effective multilateralism and in ways and means of cooperation, and that is what presided over our declaration today, as well as what presides over our work internationally.
01:19Mark Rowe's visit will largely focus on environmental issues with Mauritius, that is playing an important role in ocean protection.
01:28The French President is also expected to go to South Africa for the G20 Summit.
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