Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron pleaded Monday February 15 in favor of
"close bilateral and multilateral cooperation" in the
face of Covid-19 and climate change, in a telephone interview.
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During this first exchange, the American vice-president and the French president said they
“agreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to deal with Covid-19, climate change, and support democracy at home and around the world, ”
the US vice-presidency said in a statement.
During this interview, Kamala Harris also expressed her commitment
"to revitalize the transatlantic alliance
,
"
the statement said.
"They also discussed many regional challenges, especially in the Middle East and Africa, and the need to face them together,"
the text continues.
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The vice-president also
"thanked President Macron for his leadership on the subject of gender equality and for France's contribution to NASA's Perseverance Mars 2020 rover"
.
In a tweet in English, the French president said he was "happy with this first discussion".
"Let's move forward together on all the challenges we face: climate, gender equality, regional crises, and our space cooperation with (hopefully) a new step this Thursday with the landing of Perseverance on Mars"
, tweeted the French president.
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After seven months of travel, NASA's Perseverance rover will attempt to land on Mars on Thursday, an ultra-perilous maneuver that will mark the start of a multi-year quest in search of traces of ancient life.
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