Gaza, Yemeni attacks in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Ukraine, Paris agreements on climate, energy, economy... The list of subjects raised during the visit of Tamim Ben Hamad al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, was long.
Emmanuel Macron received him for dinner on Tuesday at the Élysée, inviting Kylian Mbappé, captain of the French football team and star striker for PSG, a club owned by Qatar.
“
Your country is a friend of France, a faithful partner, on which it can count in difficult situations
,” greeted the president, emphasizing the common agenda of “
defense and security
” that the two states are “
in the process of to strengthen
".
This first state visit by Tamim Ben Hamad al-Thani, a French-speaking person who acceded to the throne in 2013, was also an opportunity to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
These are already strategic.
The emirate has supplied France with liquefied natural gas (LNG) since 2009 and TotalEnergies signed a supply agreement with QatarEnergy last October…
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