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The French presidency said Wednesday that it was in talks to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain Nike Air Max 270 Mens , but that the 11th-century embroidery would not be transferred before 2020.


French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the proposed loan of the tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, during a visit to Britain on Thursday.


The 70-metre-long (230 feet) artwork has rarely been moved from the museum in the northern Normandy city of Bayeux. It was displayed in Paris in 1804 and again briefly at the Louvre in 1945.


An official in Macron's office said "it will not be before 2020 because it's an extremely fragile cultural treasure which will be subject to major restoration work before being transported anywhere."


The Bayeux tapestry Nike Air Max 270 Womens , which dates from around 1077, depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when William the Conqueror from France defeated English forces at the Battle of Hastings.


The Times reported earlier that preparations for the relocation were under way following months of discussions between cultural officials in both countries, but it is contingent on tests showing the embroidery can be moved safely.


No decision has been made about where it would be displayed during the loan Nike Air Max 270 , The Times said, citing British officials.


Macron will hold talks with May at a Britain-France summit at Sandhurst, a British military academy Air Max 270 Hot Punch , later this week, with cooperation on various issues set to be discussed.


The museum's director issued a statement welcoming the secured loan.


(Agencies)


BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China has banned all ivory processing and sales businesses Air Max 270 Kids , said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Thursday.


China's State Forestry Administration announced on Dec. 31, 2017 the suspension of commercial processing and sales of ivory domestically. By far China has ended business activities of all its 34 processing and 143 sales enterprises, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a regular press briefing.


"China's moves have been applauded by many African countries Air Max 270 Mens , as these measures can help cut off the chain of ivory trade from its source, protect African elephant species and African and global ecosystem, as well as close the world's main ivory trade market Air Max 270 Womens ," Lu said.


As a signatory of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, China has always fulfilled its obligations, and has made new contributions to wildlife protection in Africa by the overall ban of ivory trade Air Max 270 , said the spokesperson.


"We are ready to work with African countries and the international community to further combat poaching and illegal trade of wildlife," Lu said.


At the 2015 Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China made explicit commitment to support wildlife protection in Africa and to jointly fight wildlife trafficking and poaching with African countries.