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- Macron will start off his trip in the cyclone-hit French overseas territory of Mayotte
- The trip will focus on France’s strategy in the Indian Ocean
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will leave Monday on a five-day trip visiting Madagascar and Mauritius as well as French territories in the Indian Ocean, the Elysee Palace said.
Macron will start off his trip in the cyclone-hit French overseas territory of Mayotte, followed by the French island of La Reunion on Tuesday, then Madagascar on Wednesday and Mauritius on Friday.
The trip will focus on France’s strategy in the Indian Ocean.
“We have a common future to build,” said an adviser to Macron, who will attend the fifth summit of the Indian Ocean Commission in Madagascar.
The integration of Mayotte into the Indian Ocean Commission — which includes Madagascar, Mauritius, the Union of the Comoros, Seychelles and La Reunion — will be on the summit’s agenda, the Elysee said.
In Mayotte, Macron will meet locals and officials and hold a meeting focusing on the agricultural sector, to “ensure that the after-effects, scars and fractures left by the cyclone are being resolved,” the Elysee added.