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Ouattara and Macron discuss cooperation at Élysée

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held talks for nearly two hours at the Élysée Palace on 3 November 2026 on cooperation between Ivory Coast and France and several international issues, according to Connection Ivoirienne and Ivoire Actu. Ivoire Actu said the meeting took the form of a dinner.

The meeting followed continuing exchanges between Abidjan and Paris. It came four days after Alassane Ouattara’s participation, on 30 October in Geneva, in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Presidential Conference, devoted to Ivory Coast’s experience in trade, investment and development partnerships, according to Connection Ivoirienne and Ivoire Actu.

Ivoire Actu specified that it was a dinner between the two heads of state and described their relations as being based on close cooperation in several areas.

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