(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will meet French President
Emmanuel Macron and other political leaders on Monday at a business
conference close to Paris, the Elysee Palace said, confirming
earlier media reports, trend reports citing reuters .
Musk, the CEO of Tesla who bought social network Twitter in a
$44 billion deal last year, will meet Macron at the palace before
attending lunch with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, the finance
ministry told Reuters.
Musk will also visit the sixth edition of the annual "Choose
France" summit in Versailles, aimed at boosting international
investment in France.
Le Maire told BFM TV that the talks between the government and
Musk would cover several topics, including electric cars.
Asked by BFM TV if any announcement was likely, Le Maire said
"all investments that are being made today are the result of months
or even years of negotiations."
Facing pressure over a widely unpopular proposal to raise the
French retirement age - which weighed on Macron's approval ratings
- the president has been seeking to win back momentum by
championing a push towards the green industry sector.
Last week, France beat competition from Germany and the
Netherlands for ProLogium's first overseas car battery plant,
thanks to heavy government lobbying, deal sweeteners and
competitive power prices, executives from the Taiwanese company
said.
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