France's Macron Gets Ceremonial Welcome as He Starts 2-Day State Visit to Sweden

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron inspect the Grenadier Guards during a welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace amid Macron's state visit, in Stockholm, Jan. 30, 2024. (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron was welcomed Tuesday with pomp and ceremony at the start of a two-day state visit to Sweden during which he will meet Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the Scandinavian country’s monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf.