Middle East, Europe
French president visits Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation, attend One Water Summit
President Macron will meet Prince Bin Salman to upgrade relations to strategic partnership, discuss regional issues including Lebanon
Nur Asena Erturk |
02.12.2024 - Update : 02.12.2024
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (R) within 1st EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Brussels, Belgium on October 16, 2024.
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The French president will visit Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation and attend the One Water Summit.
Emmanuel Macron’s three-day state visit starts Monday, according to Elysee Palace sources quoted by Saudi media.
He will meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to discuss ways to strengthen French-Saudi relations and upgrade them to a strategic partnership.
Macron and Bin Salman will discuss regional issues and conflicts, particularly Lebanon and the Middle East.
The French president will also attend and deliver remarks at the One Water Summit on Tuesday, on the margins of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16.
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