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The Latest: Trump arrives for Bastille Day celebration

A French soldier waits on the Champs Elysees avenue before Bastille Day parade in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017. U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
A French soldier waits on the Champs Elysees avenue before Bastille Day parade in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017. U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu) A French soldier waits on the Champs Elysees avenue before Bastille Day parade in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017. U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will attend Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

PARIS (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to Paris (all times local):

10:15 a.m.

President Donald Trump has arrived in central Paris to participate in Bastille Day celebrations.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump were greeted at the Place de la Concorde by Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron (eh-mahn-yoo-EHL’ mah-KROHN’).

Macron arrived minutes later after being delivered via an open-air, military vehicle and reviewing the troops. Macron invited Trump to be the guest of honor at Friday’s celebration, which also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I.