![The big diplomatic headache of the 2024 Paris Olympics The big diplomatic headache of the 2024 Paris Olympics](https://media.lesechos.com/api/v1/images/view/66a32656ab3db35a1507297a/1280x720/01103203658290-web-tete.jpg)
Avoiding a hiccup at all costs. The Paris Olympics, the grand mass of world sport, will give rise to a diplomatic ballet where the slightest false note can have uncertain repercussions, in a particularly tense context. The Olympic truce has not prevented conflicts from inviting themselves to the Games. No Russian or Belarusian delegations are admitted, and only about thirty athletes from the two countries concerned are present, under a neutral banner. This provided the opportunity for the Palestinian Olympic Committee to demand the “immediate exclusion” of Israel, due to the conflict in Gaza. At the same time, the French government reaffirmed that the Israeli delegation was “welcome” in Paris.
These high tensions require an exceptional security system. Several countries are being treated in a special way, according to police sources: Israel, but also the United States, Ukraine and Iran. At the same time, state services are working to welcome leaders from around the world. “In terms of mobilization, this is clearly the biggest event we have organized since COP21 in 2015,” emphasizes Frédéric Billet, director of state protocol and diplomatic events at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.