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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron chatted against the backdrop of a sparkling blue Mediterranean sea (AFP Photo/STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN) |
Taormina
(Italy) (AFP) - "A liberal fantasy dream sequence", "a
bromance," "insanely romantic".
The
Internet was abuzz Friday with pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron and
his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau schmoozing at the G7 summit in Sicily,
strolling through flowered walkways and chatting against the backdrop of a
sparkling blue Mediterranean sea.
"Apparently
Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron flew to Sicily for their wedding
photoshoot," netizen @sherlockify joked on Twitter.
The
reaction to the telegenic pair's encounter in the picturesque, hillside town of
Taormina, immortalised by Macron himself who tweeted a video of their meeting, provided
some light relief from a summit otherwise devoted to thorny issues such as
climate change and the threat of extremism.
"The
Franco-Canadian friendship has a new face," Macron tweeted after sitting
down for talks with Trudeau and taking the now famous stroll.
"@JustinTrudeau,
it's up to us to take on the challenges of our generation!"
Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and French President Emmanuel
Macron meet at
the G7 summit (AFP Photo/STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN)
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"Sitting
down with @EmmanuelMacron for the first time, talking jobs, security &
climate -– looking forward to more conversations, my friend," Trudeau
responded on Twitter, posting pictures of both smiling, shaking hands, and
looking out over the Mediterranean, their dapper suit jackets billowing in the
breeze.
Trudeau,
45, is popular with liberals worldwide for his commitment to fighting climate
change and easing the refugee crisis -- in stark contrast to the United States,
Canada's powerful neighbour.
Macron, 39,
has only been in power for 12 days but enjoys similar kudos, particularly
abroad where he has been compared to Trudeau.
"This
image of Trudeau and Macron in Sicily is right out of a liberal fantasy dream
sequence," tweeted Dhruva Jaishankar, an expert on foreign policy at the
India section of the Brookings Institution think tank.
Others were
even more explicit.
"Le
swoon, le sigh," tweeted netizen MissMary, above a photo of both leaders
in apparent earnest chat.
"Is
there a budding bromance between Macron and Trudeau? Two hunks!" added
@MaureenRamsden.
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