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U.S. President Joe Biden was to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday on a state visit to France, after warning of the need to preserve American democracy and live up to the example of World War II heroes.

Gabriel Attal, named France's youngest ever prime minister Tuesday at the age of 34, has had a meteoric rise that has invoked comparisons with that of his mentor President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Emmanuel Macron (r) and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis answer reporters at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, in Paris. [AP]

U.S. President Donald Trump sits opposite Russian President Vladimir Putin during lunch at the Elysee Palace during the occasion of the commemoration ceremony of the 100th anniversary since the end of The First World War on Nov. 11 in Paris.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis was among the over 70 world leaders who attended on Sunday at the Arch of Triumph in Paris the ceremony of the Centennial of the Armistice that put an end to the WWI hostilities.

AGERPRES special correspondent to Paris, France, Florentina Peia reports: Romania's President Klaus Iohannis attends a series of events in Paris dedicated to the Centennial of the WWI Armistice that ended WWI hostilities, on Saturday and Sunday.

New humanitarian projects in Syria estimated at €50 million  will be funded by the French state through twenty non-governmental organizations, the French presidency said.