PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden "agreed on the importance of continuing to engage" China in helping to end the war in Ukraine, the French presidency said Thursday (Friday in Manila) after talks by phone between the leaders.

In a statement, Macron's office said Macron had briefed Biden about "the results obtained" during his visit on the first week of April to Beijing, where the French leader spent several hours in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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