His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met today in the French capital, Paris, with President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of France Upon his arrival at the Elysée Palace, HRH Crown Prince was received by the French President, who welcomed His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz to France, wishing him and his companions a pleasant stay, while HRH Crown Prince expressed his happiness with this visit. HRH Crown Prince was also received by the Excellencies Ministers of the French government and a number of senior officials. For his part, the French President shook hands with their Highnesses Princes and their Excellencies of the official delegation accompanying HRH Crown Prince. The French President held a dinner banquet in honor of HRH Crown Prince. HRH Crown Prince and the French President held an expanded meeting in the presence of the delegations of the two countries. The expanded meeting was attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy; Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports; Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture. It was also attended by the Minister of state, Cabinet's Member and National Security Advisor Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; the Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, and the Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih. From the French side, the expanded meeting was attended by the Minister of Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire; the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna; the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher; the Minister for Sports, the Olympic Games and Paralympics, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, and the Acting Minister for European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Affairs of the French Abroad, Olivier Becht; Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille; Chief of the Special Staff of the President of the Republic, Admiral Jean-Philippe Rolland; Diplomatic Advisor to the G7 and G20 Sherpas, Emmanuel Bony; Acting Deputy Diplomatic Advisor of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament at the Presidency of the Republic, Alice Rufo; Advisor to North Africa and the Middle East at the Presidency of the Republic, Patrick Dorrell, and President of the French Public Investment Bank, Nicolas Dufour.
