Tag: Jean-Noël Barrot
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Malta’s Foreign Minister meets his French Counterpart in Paris
Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ian Borg has met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris. According to a statement by the Foreign Minister, discussions revolved around international affairs, including on Ukraine, the Near East and Libya. The meeting by Malta’s Foreign Minister follows another meeting with the German Foreign Minister in Berlin,…
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Uneventful UN Conference on Palestine takes place with no results
The UN Conference on Palestine opened yesterday in New York but nothing new came out of it. No state recognised the state of Palestine during the conference as France postponed its recognition to September. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa was present for the conference. Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares Bueno also attended…
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France and Saudi Arabia to chair UN Conference on Palestine in June
During the 5th Meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that the UN conference on Palestine in June will be chaired by France and Saudi Arabia. The United Nations High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation…
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France signs agreement with Denmark guaranteeing its sovereignty and borders
In what seems to be an underreported event in the English-speaking press, last week France and Denmark signed a strategic cooperation agreement in which France guaranteed Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a press statement following the signing of the agreement French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that “Nothing justifies the pressure the United States…
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France reiterates its support for the Kurds in Syria
Yesterday in Parliament, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot gave a speech in support of the Kurds in Syria and said that they are formally invited to attend the Middle East Conference in Paris on February 13th. The French Foreign Minister said that “The Kurds are our loyal allies and brothers in arms, we…
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German and French Foreign Ministers travel to Damascus to tell the Syrian leader that they won’t be lifting sanctions on Syria
Yesterday, the French and German Foreign Ministers met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in what was the first meeting with the Syrian leadership and EU foreign ministers. German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot met the Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and told him that Germany and France…