
President Emmanuel Macron reached an agreement in Riyadh with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to extend additional diesel deliveries to France, in order to secure the country's energy supply.
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President Macron went on a regional tour as France faced internal tensions.
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday October 21 in Riyadh an agreement with the Saudi authorities to extend additional deliveries of diesel to France, at the end of a highly criticized regional tour in France after the weekend's violence.
“An agreement was obtained from the Saudi authorities to extend for as many months as necessary the additional quantities of diesel that we had obtained from them to guarantee the supply of our country,” according to a press release sent by the Élysée following an interview between Emmanuel Macron and Mohammed Ben Salman, crown prince and de facto leader of the kingdom.

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