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France strongly condemns the attacks that the Houthis have carried out against Israel over the past few days. France reiterates that these attacks, like the many other Houthi attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea and against Israel that they have been carrying out for more than a year, are unacceptable, destabilizing, and must […]
On Monday, December 23, 2024, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke over the phone with his counterpart, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Territorial Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Minister reiterated France’s commitment to the DRC’s territorial integrity and expressed concern regarding the deteriorating security situation […]
Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Geneva on December 16, 2024 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan […]
Donors accumulate 200 million euros for Ukraine’s resilience in cyberspace. Ukraine has withstood Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion for over 1000 days. This war does not only take place in the trenches but also in cyberspace; it confi¬rms that cyberattacks are an integral part of 21st century conflict and warfare, and cybersecurity is a crucial dimension […]
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes, chaired by the Netherlands, gave a statement on the situation in the Great Lakes region. The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes, including representatives from Belgium, European Union, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States, is deeply disappointed at the postponement of […]
France applauds the UN Security Council’s December 17th press statement on the situation in Syria. France spearheaded this unanimous statement on Syria, the first in several years. In it, the Security Council reiterates its call for the establishment of a Syrian-led political process facilitated by the UN and based on the key principles listed in […]
France hails the Foreign Affairs Council’s adoption of the 15th package of EU sanctions against Russia yesterday, more than a thousand days after the start of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as the first package of sanctions aimed at Russian actors involved in destabilization operations. The 15th sanctions package targets a number of […]
Statement by the governments of the USA, the Arab Contact Group on Syria, Bahrain, France, Germany, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, the EU, and the UN Special Envoy for Syria on the margins of the Aqaba Joint Contact Group ministerial meeting on Syria. The Arab Contact group on Syria met with Ministers and Representatives […]
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 […]