French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Bangkok on November 18 for the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a region made a priority by French diplomacy, AFP learned on Wednesday October 5 from the Elysee.
“
This first invitation addressed to a French Head of State since the creation of this organization in 1989 reflects the progress made since the launch of an
Indo-Pacific strategy
in 2018, as well as the potential for new cooperation in this region which covers 93 % of the French exclusive economic zone, and where 1.5 million of our compatriots reside, in particular in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis-and-Futuna, Mayotte and Reunion Island
", declared the French presidency to AFP.
Emmanuel Macron will participate in this meeting in the wake of the G20 summit in Indonesia.
He "
will discuss with our partners on new projects in the Indo-Pacific
", according to the Elysée.
France is showing more and more its desire to invest in the Asia-Pacific region, the scene of growing rivalries between China and the United States.