Emmanuel Macron arrives, this Friday, December 3 in the morning, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the first stage of a regional tour which will also lead him by Saturday to Doha (Qatar) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). A fast-paced tour whose objective is to strengthen partnerships with these Gulf countries as its five-year term ends and the presidential campaign in France is in full swing.
With our special correspondent in Dubai, Valerie Gas
Éric Zemmour has just declared his candidacy for the presidential election, the members of the Les Républicains group vote to nominate their candidate and Emmanuel Macron is flying to the Gulf countries. As if the tumult of the campaign did not change anything in the agenda of a president master of the time of his end of mandate and who wants to take advantage of his outgoing status to the end to clearly mark his difference.
One of the last trips of the quinquennium
This regional mini-tour to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which will be one of the last trips of the quinquennium, will allow Emmanuel Macron to meet leaders ” that matter “And with whom, according to the Élysée, France” must work »In a strategic region.
Emmanuel Macron has three priorities: strengthening the fight against Islamist terrorism, regional security and promoting the attractiveness of France. Investments are announced and contracts signed on December 3, in particular the sale of hunters Gust.
France, a weighing partner
Before devoting himself to his European and national agenda at the start of 2022, Emmanuel Macron goes to the Gulf with the ambition to show that France is a significant partner. It is also a way of maintaining, in the eyes of the French, his stature as a leader who counts on the international scene.
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