The sequence was noticed, and criticized.
This Monday, June 27, during the second day of the G7 Summit at Elmau Castle, in Germany, Emmanuel Macron challenged Joe Biden, while he was in the middle of a conversation.
Quickly catching up with Joe Biden who was walking in front of him, the French president told him that he had contacted the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), to "
ask him to increase his production
" of oil, in within the framework of a tense international situation, and in the wake of a European embargo on Russian oil.
Emmanuel Macron offered himself through this a remarkable media sequence.
The Head of State, on an international trip when the French political situation is particularly stormy, ends the exchange with his American interlocutor with a smile.
Not without having started to address the question of Russian oil in front of the cameras, specifying that they will continue the discussions inside, in a configuration perhaps a little more discreet.
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Representatives of the United States, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan are meeting for two days in Germany, along with other heads of government (India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa and Argentina).
They discuss in particular, as every year, questions relating to the economy but also to defense and international security, in order to take joint decisions.
After the G7, several heads of state, including Emmanuel Macron, are expected in Madrid for a NATO Summit, which will take place from June 28 to 30.
During this time, the XVIth legislature of the Fifth Republic opened in France, with a National Assembly without an absolute majority.
