Despite their sharp differences on a global climate agreement, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have set aside their differences and enjoyed a gourmet meal.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump enjoyed a private dinner high above Paris on Thursday evening as they ended their first day in France.
The Trumps, Macron and his wife, Brigitte, dined at the Eiffel Tower's Jules Verne restaurant on a meal prepared by Alain Ducasse.
The dinner began with a selection of pate and included Dover sole served with spinach and Hollandaise and filet of beef, souffled potatoes and truffle sauce.
Guests were also offered a strawberry dessert with sorbet and a hot chocolate souffle with chocolate ice cream.
The meal capped off a day that included a tour of one of Paris's most famous sights, meetings and a joint press conference.
Trump hinted at a softening of his position on the Paris accord, saying, "Something could happen with respect to the Paris accord. We'll see what happens but we'll talk about that over the coming period of time. If it happens it'll be wonderful and if it doesn't, that'll be OK, too."
Trump also walked back comments from February in which he implied the French capital was no longer safe due to the threat of terrorism and quoted a friend saying that "Paris is no longer Paris".
"You know what, it's going to be all right because you have a great president," he said after talks with Macron at the Elysee Palace.
Earlier, the US leader sparked criticism on social media by telling French first Lady Brigitte Macron, who is 64, she was "in such good shape".
