New York, New York - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump had agreed to take joint action to help ease the tense situation in the Strait of Hormuz and to help protect civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
"We have decided to take joint action to reduce tensions on energy markets while protecting critical infrastructure in the Middle East and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," Macron wrote on X, following his meeting with Trump ahead of the opening of the UN General Debate.
"We will also pool our efforts to achieve a moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine," the French president wrote hours before the debate at the UN General Assembly begins.
"The civilian population must be protected, and we must begin serious negotiations on the peace terms between Russia and Ukraine as quickly as possible."
Macron did not elaborate on what specific measure France and the US had agreed to for either the Middle East or Ukraine.
Trump and Macron are both due to address the assembly on Tuesday, along with the presidents of Turkey and Brazil. Around 120 world leaders are expected to attend the UN General Debate in total.