Biarritz (AFP)

Basque songs, reading "Cyrano de Bergerac" and surfing demonstration will enhance the stay of the spouses of the leaders present at the G7 summit in Biarritz, including Melania Trump, who will be greeted by Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French president.

At the maneuver, Brigitte Macron decided to introduce her guests "Basque culture and heritage" and "local initiatives for the protection of the oceans," said his entourage Friday.

The "first ladies" - the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel not being present - will visit for Sunday the villages of Espelette and Cambo-les-Bains, about thirty kilometers from Biarritz, where they will spend the night. Monday day.

Besides Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron will accompany Akie Abe, the wife of the Japanese Shinzo Abe, Cecilia Morel, that of the Chilean Sebastian Piñera, Jenny Morrison, the wife of the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Begoña Sanchez, that of the Spaniard Pedro Sanchez as well as the women of Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and David Malpass, President of the World Bank.

On Mondays, the First Ladies will attend surfing demonstrations and sea rescue exercises from the beach in Biarritz. They will meet associations active in the protection of the oceans, one of the themes of the summit.

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