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Newshour: France's Macron Holds 'Frank Exchange' with Russia's Putin

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France's Macron Holds 'Frank Exchange' with Russia's Putin

29/05/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, France's Macron Holds 'Frank Exchange' with Russia's Putin

Russia's Putin met with French counterpart Macron in their first face-to-face talks

Russia's Putin met with French counterpart Macron in their first face-to-face talks.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he held a "frank exchange" with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face talks. The pair discussed "disagreements" in the meeting, held at the sumptuous Versailles palace near Paris.

Also in the programme; publishers call for a rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws and tour operators in Hollywood are complaining that tourism is suffering because President Trump's travel ban is scaring away holidaymakers.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in France. Credit: AFP/GETTY)

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