French President Emmanuel Macron with US President Donald Trump.
Macron, Trump agree to secure shipping, energy markets
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- Emmanuel Macron met Donald Trump upon arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
- Both agreed to joint measures to stabilize energy markets, protect critical regional infrastructure, and safeguard Strait of Hormuz navigation.
- The leaders aligned on halting strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure and pushing for peace negotiations.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he met with US President Donald Trump immediately upon arriving in New York, agreeing to a joint initiative focused on stabilizing global energy markets and addressing critical security issues in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
In a statement published on social media platform X, Macron detailed that the bilateral discussions centered on safeguarding vital economic and shipping routes currently impacted by regional instability.
"We decided to act together to ease tensions in the energy markets, by protecting critical infrastructure in the Middle East and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," Macron stated regarding the agreement.
Dès mon arrivée à New York, j’ai rencontré le président Donald Trump.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 22, 2026
Nous avons décidé d’agir ensemble pour résorber les tensions sur les marchés de l’énergie, en protégeant les infrastructures critiques au Moyen-Orient et la liberté de navigation dans le détroit d’Ormuz.… pic.twitter.com/1B3WyPWGH0
Peace talks
Beyond Middle Eastern maritime and energy concerns, Macron confirmed that the two leaders coordinated their approach toward the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The French president emphasized that both nations will pool their diplomatic and strategic resources to push for an immediate halt to attacks targeting non-military infrastructure and civilian populations in Ukraine.
"We will also pool our efforts to secure a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure and against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure," Macron wrote. "Civilian populations must be protected, and we must initiate as soon as possible a serious negotiation on the conditions for peace between Russia and Ukraine."
