# Replay: French president discusses fuel supplies during Gulf tour

https://mins.news/en/item/109272

- France 24, 2026-10-21 10:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/replay-french-president-addresses-fuel-supplies-during-gulf-tour

> French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had secured an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. While in Doha on his Gulf tour, he told reporters on October 21 that France was reducing its dependency.

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