An interview with French head of state Emmanuel Macron will be broadcast on France 5 on Tuesday during a special “
C dans l'air
”
evening
devoted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, AFP from the production company learned on Monday. show, Maximal Productions.
The program, presented by Caroline Roux, will begin at 8.50 pm with a documentary directed by Marie Lorand entitled "
Erdogan: the sultan who defies Europe
", which deals with the ambitions and designs of the Turkish head of state and his policy towards France and Europe.
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The documentary includes a ten-minute interview with Emmanuel Macron, conducted by Caroline Roux and recorded at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, following a phone call between the French president and his Turkish counterpart.
The 90-minute story retraces the political career of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the evolution of his relations with the European Union and France, which have become strained in recent months.
In addition to expert analyzes, political figures such as former President Nicolas Sarkozy, opposed to Turkey's entry into the European Union, and former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, provide their vision on Turkish geopolitics .
The broadcast of the documentary will be followed by a special
live broadcast
of “
C dans l'air
”.
The leaders of the European institutions and the Turkish president met on Friday by videoconference ahead of the European summit on March 25 and 26, after months of tensions between the two parties caused, among other things, by Turkish gas exploration missions in Greek and Cypriot waters in the eastern Mediterranean.
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