French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a trip to Nigeria and Senegal, originally scheduled for October 28–31, amidst major protests in France and criticism regarding his earlier visit to the Persian Gulf states this week, reports the television channel TF1, citing a source within the president’s inner circle.
From October 19 to 21, Macron was on a planned tour of the Persian Gulf states to discuss the fuel situation; the trip took place following a nationwide demonstration in France on October 17.
On Wednesday, former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe remarked that Macron’s decision not to cancel the Persian Gulf tour, despite the demonstrations, was ill-advised and poorly understood.
"Since the planned visit to West Africa was linked to a diplomatic agenda and cooperation—and was not directly related to urgent matters concerning the securing of strategic supplies—he [Macron] decided to postpone it to a later date," the TV channel reported, citing a source.
The person speaking to the TV channel also explained Macron’s decision not to postpone his trip to the Persian Gulf countries by noting that the visit was necessary to secure fuel supplies for France.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
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