European Times reporter Owen reported) On February 24, 2024 local time in France, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar, the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival. The 2024 Paris Agricultural Exhibition kicked off at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. This year's Agricultural Show is in its 60th edition.
At 8 o'clock in the morning of the same day, according to the plan, Macron came to Hall 1 of the Porte de Versailles Convention and Exhibition Center to prepare for a dialogue and breakfast with the organizers of the agricultural exhibition, the French Agricultural Association, and the representatives of the exhibitors.
However, Macron's visit was met with a group of French peasant demonstrators, who clashed with security personnel. As a result, the agricultural show, which was scheduled to open to the public at 9 a.m., was delayed by 90 minutes, and it was not officially opened to the public until around 10:30 a.m.
The French people, who had come from far and wide to visit the agricultural exhibition before 9 a.m., never knew what was going on. Many people told reporters that they had never encountered a delay in opening. The Paris Agricultural Show has always been an exhibition that the French are very enthusiastic about and concerned about, and that they are proud of.
In the process of waiting, several French men who were waiting impatiently suddenly climbed through the gate of the convention and exhibition center and tried to enter the exhibition site, causing tens of thousands of people outside the venue to respond, but several men were immediately stopped by security personnel, and then the explosion-proof police who maintained order around the Versailles gate exhibition center quickly arrived and took control of the situation.
At 10:30, the Porte de Versailles exhibition center finally opened to the public, but visitors could only enter halls 2 to 7, while Hall 1, where Macron is located, could only enter and exit. It wasn't until after 2:30 p.m. that Hall 1 officially opened.
When the reporter entered Hall 1, he found that nearly one-fifth of the area was surrounded by ** layers. Under strict security, Macron visited the controlled area to learn about the situation from the participating farmers and respond accordingly.
This year's agricultural exhibition has such security measures as the strictest since the reporter interviewed many agricultural exhibitions. The reporter has interviewed Hollande and Macron at agricultural exhibitions several times. But this time, even the telephoto lens does not see Macron.
Editor: Owen).