Emmanuel Macron said that the increase in fuel prices in France is not a decision of the government and is a product of "geopolitical conditions".

Emmanuel Macron said that the increase in fuel prices in France is not a decision of the government and is a product of "geopolitical conditions".

The French president said that the energy ministers of seven industrialized countries will meet in France in the coming weeks to discuss the energy crisis caused by the US-Iran war.

According to him, the "release of strategic reserves" will be one of the topics of this meeting.

Mr. Macron also emphasized the importance of freeing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Belmandav and the Red Sea in a message on X and wrote that the naval blockade has affected the lives of the French and they feel it at the gas pumps and the price of gas has become "unbearable".

In the meantime, the targeting of oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz continues to be reported, and according to the statistics of ship tracking companies, traffic in it reached its lowest level yesterday.

Reuters