Macron Hosts Tinubu To Private Dinner At Élysée Palace

Macron Hosts Tinubu to Private Dinner at Élysée Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a private dinner at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday night, in a high-level engagement highlighting the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and France. The meeting was disclosed on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who shared photographs from the gathering.President Tinubu described the dinner as a pleasure and said his conversation with Macron reaffirmed the strong friendship between Nigeria and France. He said both countries remained committed to deepening cooperation and building a mutually beneficial partnership. Tinubu also thanked the French president for his hospitality and friendship. Photographs released after the meeting showed Tinubu and Macron together at the Élysée Palace, with France’s First Lady, Brigitte Macron, also pictured during the private gathering. The dinner took place as Tinubu continues the Paris leg of his three-week leave in Europe, which began with his departure from Abuja on August 30. The Presidency has described the trip as a working vacation, with the President expected to return to Nigeria after the leave.Nigeria and France maintain diplomatic and economic relations covering areas including trade, investment, security and economic development.The latest meeting adds to a series of high-level contacts between Tinubu and Macron as both countries seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation. No specific agreement or new policy announcement arising from Thursday night’s private dinner was disclosed.