Macron receives the Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Energy Supply, British media: It is part of the increase in sand to sand

[Global Times Special Piece reporter Yu Outong] French President Macron met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed in Paris on the evening of the 28th to discuss energy supply and other issues. The visit was the first "European Journey" of the Saudi Crown Prince since the case of Saudi journalist Kashuji in 2018.

According to Agence France -Presse reported on the 28th, Muhammad arrived at the Elysee Palace in Paris at 9 o'clock that night. Macron greeted him and shook hands with him. Macron then held a working dinner for Muhammad at the Elysee Palace. The day before, Muhammad led a delegation to visit Greece and signed a number of cooperation agreements.

The French Presidential Palace issued a statement on the 29th that Macron agreed to alleviate the impact of Russia and Ukraine during the talks with Mohammed. The statement said: "(France) President and Saudi Crown Prince emphasized that it is necessary to end this conflict and strengthen cooperation between the two parties to alleviate the impact on Europe, the Middle East, and the world." The statement also said that Macron "emphasized that he continued to continue to continue The importance of coordinating with Saudi Arabia on the diversified energy supply of European countries. "

Because Muhammad was associated with the case of Kashuji, Macron and Muhammad's meeting caused criticism of the French people. The public questioned the French government to abandon the "human rights standards" that consistently adhered to. Faced with criticism, French Prime Minister Borne said that meeting Saudi Crown Prince is not equal to "abandoning our principles", nor will people "suspect our commitment to safeguard human rights."

The French "World News" said on the 29th that after receiving the visit to the United States President Biden, which received a visit to the country two weeks ago, Muhammad's trip to Europe marked the Saudi Crown Prince's return to the international stage. Reuters said on the same day that Macron's reception was "part of the West in the predicament of the West in the predicament of the restarted nuclear agreement with the Iranian nuclear agreement. The background of the Russian and Ukraine crisis and the surge in energy prices is prompting the relationship between Western countries to re -examine the relationship between the world's largest crude oil exporter. The West is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to "open the gate" to relieve market pressure. However, Saudi Arabia has previously emphasized that any increase in production requires coordination with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). On August 3, OPEC+will hold the 31st Ministerial Meeting, which will announce a new trend of output.

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