China News Agency, Paris, June 18 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 18th local time, an official French event was held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's publication of "The Letter to the French People". French President Macron participated in related activities.
Macron first went to the French Military Museum in the Invalides to relive the historical deeds of French anti-fascist resistance led by Charles de Gaulle. He met with 99-year-old French World War II veteran Hubert Germain in the museum, and said that Charles De Gaulle's example will inspire the younger generation.
The French Military Museum was originally scheduled to launch the exhibition "France 1940s" on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the publication of "Charles de France" by Charles de Gaulle and to relaunch the exhibition "Charles de Gaulle in History". However, due to the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, both exhibitions are scheduled to open to the public in September. The Rongjun Academy will wait until the end of this month to open to the outside world.
Macron then went to the Valerian National Monument outside Paris to attend the memorial ceremony. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the scale of the memorial ceremony is still strictly controlled and not open to the public. French politicians who participated in the ceremony included Senate President Larsche, National Assembly Speaker Ferran, former President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Philippe, Defense Minister Pali, Paris Region Council Chairman Pecres and Paris Mayor Hidalgo.
Macron reviewed the troops at the ceremony and listened to the full recitation of The Letter to the French People. During the ceremony, the French Air Force "French Patrol" air show team and the Royal Air Force "Red Arrow" air show team fighters flew over the Valerian National Monument, symbolizing the cooperation between France and Britain.
The Valerian National Monument commemorates the members of the French resistance organization who died in the anti-fascist resistance struggle. Off".
After the ceremony, Macron went to London to attend the 80th anniversary of the French-British Charles de Gaulle's publication of "The Letter to the French People" and held talks with Prince Charles of England and Johnson.
On June 18, 1940, General Charles de Gaulle delivered a speech through the BBC, calling on the French people to unite against the aggression of Nazi Germany and opened the prelude to the French people's resistance to the German occupation. (Finish)