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Macron to take Japan's Kishida to Notre-Dame as allies deepen ties

FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he addresses his New Year wishes to health care workers at the Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien Hospital, in Corbeil-Essonnes, France January 6, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron will take Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to visit the construction site of the Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday as he looks to boost bilateral relations ahead of Tokyo taking over the G7 presidency.

Kishida, who will host a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrial powers in May, begins a tour of G7 capitals this week with talks expected to range from economic security and semiconductors to the war in Ukraine and rising tensions with nuclear-armed China and North Korea.

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