Macron Hosts Saudi's MBS for Visit Ranging From Esports to Mideast
- On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris for a two-day visit beginning with the Esports World Cup closing ceremony.
- Macron was among the first Western leaders to meet MBS in Saudi Arabia in 2021 following journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing; the Saudi leader has since made multiple visits to France.
- The Esports World Cup, eagerly backed by MBS, is being held outside Saudi Arabia for the first time in Paris, featuring leading performers in computer games and chess competitions.
- On Monday, leaders will chair the first Saudi-French strategic partnership council meeting and sign agreements on health, transport, and energy, underlining the Paris-Riyadh relationship's strength.
- Discussions will address Middle East stability as Riyadh monitors tensions involving Iran and the US-Israeli war, while Saudi Arabia prepares for the Expo 2030 and the 2034 World Cup.
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After the 'soft power' of electronic sports, the time came for the most serious part of Mohamed bin Salman's visit to Paris. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia met Monday afternoon with the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, at the Palace of the Invalids and then in the Elysée with the President, Emmanuel Macron. The French authorities have displayed a red carpet to the strong man of the Waind Monarchy—he carries the reins of the country because o…
While Emmanuel Macron received the Saudi Crown Prince for two days, Reporters Without Borders said that it was shocked by this reception in an interview with "Mediapart". The association asked the president to take action to ensure that the judicial file on the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was completed.
Talks between Macron and Saudi Crown Prince put Middle East tensions, investment in spotlight
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are holding talks in Paris on Monday, with regional security, energy and investment high on the agenda as France and...
Mohammed ben Salmane has been on an official state visit to Paris since Sunday. He only rarely travels abroad. Emmanuel Macron and MBS attended the e-sports World Cup. Karim Bennani talks about it. (International).
This Monday, August 24, the French President receives Saudi Crown Prince for a visit under the sign of the strengthening of economic ties between Paris and Riyadh. A rapprochement that does not tarnish the memory of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered in 2018.
On an official visit to France since Sunday, the controversial Saudi prince, previously marginalized after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, is received at the Elysée to evoke geopolitical crises but above all a strengthening of economic ties.
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