Emmanuel Macron will not attend the start of the Route du Rhum transatlantic race, postponed from Sunday to Tuesday or Wednesday, and will go earlier to the 27th UN climate conference (COP27) in Egypt, announced the Elysée on Saturday.
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Given the cancellation of the start of the race this weekend, the President will go to COP27 on Sunday
", where he was initially expected on Monday, the presidency said.
The start of the famous solo transatlantic race, which was to be given on Sunday in Saint-Malo bound for Guadeloupe, has been postponed to Tuesday or Wednesday due to the weather.
The agenda of the Head of State, with in particular a meeting on the decarbonization of industry on Tuesday at the Elysee Palace and a trip to defense issues on Wednesday in Toulon, is no longer compatible with this new calendar.
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The President will not be able to go to the departure scheduled for next week because of commitments already made
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