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Friday June 16, Emmanuel Macron had lunch with Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince. What should we remember from this meeting? Elements of response with the journalist Guillaume Daret, in duplex of the Élysée.
Friday June 16, Emmanuel Macron met Mohammed ben Salmanthe Saudi crown prince. “Very little has filtered through this one-on-one lunch between Emmanuel Macron and Mohammed bin Salman. But it is certain that Saudi Arabia is already unavoidable economically, and even more so with the sanctions applied to Russia“, explains Guillaume Daret, in duplex of the Élysée. The journalist makes it known that the “oil resources are essential to Western countries”.
A growing influence
However, Saudi Arabia does not want to stop there and wants to gain more influence, particularly in cultural matters. “She wants to organize the Universal Exhibition of 2023. The other tool of influence is sport, and football in particular“, details Guillaume Daret. He recalls that “This is the second time in less than a year” that Mohammed ben Salmane is received at the Élysée. His visit is, however, highly criticized by the associations. They believe that Emmanuel Macron participates in the rehabilitation of the Saudi prince, five years after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.