The president’s office said the visit aimed to demonstrate “France’s solidarity” with Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks launched by the Houthis against its territory.
Macron’s state trip to Qatar is part of his three-day trip to the Gulf region, aimed at securing France’s energy supplies, amid a major cost-of-living crisis, which has driven unrest across the country.
Meanwhile France is on the verge of breaking out in a civil war.
After Saudi Arabia Macron moved on to Doha on Wednesday; Where Macron called out leaders for instrumentalising unrest in France for their own political gain, following riots which occurred across the country over the weekend.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has criticised world leaders who he said were campaigning for upcoming elections “at France’s expense” with “unacceptable and even stupid comments” about the country’s riots last weekend.
Emergency measures in place ahead of fresh protests
Macron also announced that he would convene an emergency meeting with ministers and intelligence officials on Thursday to obtain a “detailed account” of the events of 17 October. France’s government has already recognised losing control of the events of the situation that day.
He stressed that a “roadmap” had been laid out on Monday morning, including curfews and restrictions on mass gatherings, which will remain in place ahead of new protests set to take place on 24 October.
“People who want to reek disorder in city centres on Saturday, will be prevented.”
He also underlined the importance of dialogue with unions and political forces, in order for all actors to take responsibility.
“There have been too many ambiguous situations. There were too many instances where it was argued that there was legitimate violence. However, there is no such thing as legitimate violence.”
“The beginning of violence is a justification for what follows. In a democracy, nothing justifies violence,” he said.
