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Newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron did not take a phone call from President Biden on Sunday night, leaving Biden to converse with Macron's staff and wait until the next day. 当地时间2022年2月8日,乌克兰基辅,乌克兰总统泽连斯基在马林斯基宫迎接了到访的法国总统马克龙,双方开始会谈。 "I feel good about the French election," Biden told a gaggle of reporters upon his return to Washington, DC, after a weekend trip in Delaware. "I tried to talk to him last night. I spoke to his staff and he was at the Eiffel Tower having a good time. And I’m going to be talking to him today."
当地时间24日,拜登又在推特上恭喜马克龙连任,并称“法国是我们最古老的盟友,也是应对全球挑战的关键伙伴。我期待我们在支持乌克兰、维护民主以及应对气候变化等方面继续保持紧密合作”。
当地时间2022年3月24日,比利时布鲁塞尔,欧盟领导人峰会在比利时布鲁塞尔举行。美国总统拜登与法国总统马克龙握手。图片来源:人民视觉
Presidential calls to foreign leaders typically are arranged by White House staff to avoid unscripted or embarrassing moments for the leader of the world’s sole superpower.
Biden has struggled before in his attempts to get world leaders to get back to him. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates both declined calls from Biden last month regarding oil exports, according to The Wall Street Journal.
无独有偶,上个月,俄罗斯主要军事领导人据称也拒绝了拜登的电话。
Top Russian military leaders also reportedly declined Biden's calls last month, according to The Washington Post.