WASHINGTON — After disappointing France with his rejection of the Paris climate agreement, US President Donald Trump may be looking for something of a reset when he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Both leaders have agreed to focus on areas of common interest, including fighting terrorism and trying to stabilize Syria, when they meet Thursday afternoon.

The two leaders met for the first time on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels in May, where they were photographed awkwardly challenging each other on the strength of their handshake. Trump’s subsequent rejection of the global climate deal further chilled fledgling relations between the two men, which were already strained by Trump’s praise for Macron’s far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen.

But the two men have spoken on the phone since, as well as on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, last week. Trump has also expressed his love of Paris and France, French officials said today.

So France was pleased when Trump accepted Macron’s invitation to attend the July 14 Bastille Day celebrations Friday that coincide with the centenary of the United States’ entry into World War I. Trump will be the first US president to attend France’s national day celebrations since George H.W. Bush in 1989, the officials said.