Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron, after his official visit to Paris, the capital of France.
While sending a series of gratitude to Macron, the Saudi
prince reportedly said, “As I leave your friendly country, it gives me great
pleasure to express to Your Excellency my deepest gratitude and appreciation
for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to me and the accompanying
delegation.”
During his visit to France, the authorities of the two
countries discussed various topics. Prince Mohammed said that bilateral
discussions between France and Saudi Arabia stressed the mutual desire to
increase the strategic partnership between both countries.
The Saudi prince arrived in Paris on Thursday after spending
the previous two days in Greece. On Thursday, he was welcomed by Macron at the
Elysee Palace, the official residence of the President of the French Republic.
Subsequently, they held a wide-ranging meeting. Macron also hosted a private
dinner for the Saudi prince.
Prince also met with the UNESCO (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization) director general, Audrey Azoulay. They discussed
Saudi cultural initiatives and ways to increase bilateral cooperation.
Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan
and Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al-Mogrin, Saudi’s permanent representative
to UNESCO, also attended the meeting. The meeting can be seen as the latest
step in the readmission of the de-facto ruler of the kingdom into the
international fold.
The visits mark the Saudi prince’s first trip to the
European Union since the murder of Khashoggi by Saudi agents at the kingdom's
consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018.
Recently, Macron arrived from a three-nation tour of Africa,
where he visited Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau.
The French president had already travelled to the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (KSA) in December 2021 for talks with the prince.
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