Emanuel Macron calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, reopening the Hormuz Strait and warns of repercussions on the global economy and trade.
In a particularly tense geopolitical environment, Emanuel Macron intervenes again with a clear message of de-escalation and a return to the diplomatic track, focusing on developments in the Middle East and the broader implications for international stability. From Yerevan, the president of France focuses on the need to ensure free navigation and the smooth operation of strategic maritime corridors, while warning that continued military tensions and the possible disruption of critical trade routes could put a significant strain on the global economy and energy markets.
“France’s firm position, from the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, has been the cessation of all hostilities and the return of diplomatic consultations, within a framework of respect for all states in the region,” Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (05/05).
The French president made it known today from Yerevan, Armenia, where he is making an official visit, that he will hold talks with the president of Iran and that the only possible prospect is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore free navigation. “Any unilateral military operation is a mistake that fuels the military conflict and leads to its escalation,” the French president also said. Moreover, regarding trade relations with the United States of America and President Trump’s threats of a new increase in tariffs, the French president said that France’s constant position is the stability of trade relations on the basis of the rules of the World Trade Organization. In any case, however, the European Union has the mechanisms to take countermeasures in case of new US tariffs, the French president said, noting that in this period of geopolitical instability allies like Europe and the US have much more to do than trade war.
