The President of France, Emmanuel Macronwill travel to Qatar to attend the soccer world cup semifinal that France and Morocco will play next Wednesday.
Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who attended Saturday night’s quarterfinal match against England, made the announcement on Sunday on France Info public radio. “I will return on Wednesday with the president,” said the minister, recalling that Macron had already promised. to travel to Qatar if the French national team qualifies for the semifinals.
“Macron made that promise and he will keep it,” Oudéa-Castéra stressed, indicating that the details of that trip will soon be closed.
The French president congratulated his team and Morocco last night via Twitter, ahead of Wednesday’s clash: “Bravo to the ‘Bleus’. The whole country is with you. We will be together until the end. To Moroccans : We salute your historic victory. See you in the semi-final!”
The French minister was in the box for the France-England match wearing a jersey with the colors of the rainbow flag on the sleeves.
“It’s important to show my commitment to human rights in general, and LGBT rights in particular,” he explained.
Source: La Verdad
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