Algeria – Q&A – Extract from the daily press briefing (Feb. 16 2023)
Do you have any comment on former Ambassador Xavier Driencourt’s recent statements on Franco-Algerian relations?
We take no responsibility for Xavier Driencourt’s remarks. France continues...
One Forest Summit: Protection and Sustainable Management of Tropical Forest Basins at the Core...
Held jointly by France and Gabon, the 6thOne Planet Summit will take place on 1 and 2 March 2023 in Libreville, Gabon. This Summit...
UN – Catherine Colonna’s visit to New York (Feb. 22-24, 2023)
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna will be in New York from February 22 to 24.
She will address the UN General Assembly...
Freedom of the press – Conversation between Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Maria Ressa (Feb. 21,...
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke on February 21...
Burkina Faso – Attacks on Burkina Faso army unit (Feb. 22, 2023)
France strongly condemns the attacks carried out against an army unit in northern Burkina Faso on February 17 and 20.
We express our solidarity with...
Iran – Death sentence for Jamshid Sharmahd (Feb. 21, 2023)
The death sentence handed down today against Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian dual citizen, is unjustifiable and absolutely unacceptable.
France condemns this decision in the strongest...
New Start Treaty – Q&A from the press briefing (Feb. 22, 2023)
Q : Yesterday, President Putin announced that Russia was suspending its participation in the New Start treaty. Would France be prepared, as an...
Armenia / Azerbaijan – Q&A from the press briefing (Feb. 22, 2023)
Q :Did France send personnel to take part in the EU monitoring mission on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and second, is France...
UN – France condemns attack on MINUSMA (Feb. 22, 2023)
France strongly condemns the IED attack on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) supply convoy southeast of Bandiagara, in central...