PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron deliberate to press Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on oil manufacturing and human-rights points throughout a gathering in Paris on Thursday night, in response to officers.
Prince Mohammed is visiting Europe for the primary time since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi made him much less welcome in Western capitals. Mr. Macron has been on the forefront of his return to the worldwide fold, making the primary journey in years by a serious Western chief to Saudi Arabia final December. He was adopted by Britain’s prime minister and earlier this month President Biden, who greeted the de facto Saudi ruler with a fist bump in Jeddah.