French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday for the Gulf leader's first official visit to France, with talks expected to focus on securing the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The two leaders are to reaffirm the need to ease tensions in the region and discuss maritime security, calling for "free and unconditional" passage through the strategic waterway, according to the French presidency.