00:00www.mesmerism.info
00:05Presidente Emmanuel Macron
00:06is in Qatar for a state visit
00:08and talks with the Emir as part of his
00:10Gulf tour aimed at securing
00:11energy supplies for France
00:13but also for strengthening France and Europe's
00:16ties with the region. France
00:17has been one of the main supporters of Qatar's
00:20defense during the war and the Gulf
00:22nation has constantly hailed this
00:24help. The talks in Doha are
00:25focusing on the region's stability
00:27including its energy supplies to
00:29Europe. Macron's delegation
00:31includes the heads of France's biggest
00:33energy companies and the war is
00:35having a huge impact on Qatar's gas
00:37shipments to France and to Europe
00:39so the two countries are working together
00:41on reopening unimpeded transports
00:43through the Strait of Hormuz
00:45Qatar has been mediating between the
00:47US and Iran trying to reach
00:49an agreement that would allow ships
00:51to move freely through the Strait again
00:53and Macron's visit is bringing
00:55support to these efforts. The
00:57two leaders agenda is also focusing
00:59on wider defense cooperation
01:01investments and efforts to ease
01:03tensions in the region as well as
01:05France's and the EU's strategic ties
01:07with the region. And back in France
01:09after major protests and
01:11violence rattled the country
01:13Macron is under pressure to prove that
01:15this trip makes a difference to the increasing
01:17French cost of living. According
01:19to Elysée sources, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain
01:23are set to supply France with
01:25additional diesel in the coming weeks.
01:28Mohamed Alashi, your news, Doha.
