Biden has been in France since June 5, and took part in commemorations this week marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, which changed the course of World War II.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Joe Biden at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at the beginning of the American leader's state visit to France, AFP reported.
During the welcome ceremony in Paris, Macron and Biden laid a wreath and relit the fire at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
The two leaders will also walk down the Champs-Élysées, accompanied by the Republican Guard.
Later today, Biden is due to meet Macron for talks at the Elysee Palace, followed by a state banquet given in his honor. The dominant theme will be Ukraine's battle against the Russian invasion.
In his June 6 speech on a rocky peak in northern France that was the scene of a bloody confrontation between American troops and German occupiers on June 6, 1944, Biden drew a parallel between D-Day and the present.
The president will face his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump later this year in a presidential election that commentators say will severely test American democracy.
Biden invoked the spirits of the heroes of the Point du Hoc attack, a rocky promontory where American troops attacked German bunkers. There are no surviving veterans.
"They (veterans) are calling us," Biden said.
"They're asking us: What are we going to do? They're not asking us to climb these rocks. They're asking us to stay true to what America stands for," he continued.
Biden's speech also took place under the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, bringing Europe back to war eight decades after the end of World War II.
There are also concerns that Trump will reduce US participation in international alliances such as NATO and reduce support for Ukraine if he wins.
"American democracy requires the most difficult thing: believing that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. So democracy begins with each one of us," Biden concluded. | BGNES
