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In line with the pledge made by President Macron at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty held in Paris on October 24, France has sent 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon aboard three aircraft, chartered with the assistance of the Airbus Foundation and the EU. These flights took place on […]
Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to his counterparts from Turkey (Hakan Fidan), Jordan (Ayman Safadi), Israel (Gideon Saar), Qatar (Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani), Saudi Arabia (Faisal bin Farhan) and Iraq (Fuad Hussein) from 8 to 11 December. The Minister and his counterparts emphasized that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s criminal regime opens […]
We, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, condemn Iran’s latest steps, as reported by the IAEA, to expand its nuclear programme to significantly increase the rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60% at the underground Fordow facility. We are also extremely concerned to learn that Iran has increased the number […]
We, the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle, regret the decision by the ruling Georgian Dream party not to pursue EU accession talks and to reject EU financial support until 2028 which glaringly contradicts the European aspirations of the Georgian people as enshrined in the Constitution of Georgia. The steps taken by the authorities expose […]
M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to Mr Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal, in Paris today, Thursday 5 December. The ministers celebrated the longstanding ties of friendship that unite our two nations, welcoming the very great closeness of our peoples and noting, inter alia, the importance given […]
M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented France at the humanitarian conference for Gaza, which Egypt held in Cairo on 2 December. A year after the international humanitarian conference for Gaza’s civilian population held in Paris on 7 November 2023, Jean-Noël Barrot reaffirmed France’s determination to lend its support to the civilian […]
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to discuss the current situation in northwest Syria. We are closely monitoring developments in Syria and urge de-escalation by all parties and the protection of civilians and infrastructure to prevent further displacement and disruption […]
On Wednesday, November 27, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot met with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters. France and New Zealand have a dynamic relationship founded on trust, common values and shared interests, both in the Indo-Pacific and worldwide. In 2025, we will celebrate the 80th […]
France will comply with its international obligations, it being understood that the Rome Statute demands full cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and also stipulates that a State cannot be required to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the immunities of States not party to the ICC. Such immunities […]
France condemns the firing of rockets – probably by Hezbollah – which injured four Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers on Friday, 22 November. With several patrols having suffered similar incidents in recent weeks, France reaffirms the essential need for UNIFIL to maintain its freedom of movement in order to fully implement its mandate. France reiterates that the […]