europe
Syria – Chemical weapons (12 Dec. 2024) Bashar al-Assad’s fallen regime was responsible for the use of chemical weapons on multiple occasions. These crimes must be punished. France stresses that the use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere at any time and under any circumstances is unacceptable, and those who use them must be punished. … Read more
Syria – Minister speaks to representatives of the Syrian opposition and civil society (12 Dec. 2024) Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to the Syrian Negotiation Commission and its president, Dr Bader Jamous, on 11 December. He also spoke to representatives of Syria’s civil society. The Minister welcomed his interlocutors’ commitment to … Read more
Syria – Q&A – Extract from the press briefing (11.12.24) Q : Do you have any comment on recent developments in the Golan? R : As stated by the UN, any military deployment in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria is a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement which must be respected by its … Read more
Syria – Minister speaks to his Turkish, Jordanian, Israeli, Qatari, Saudi and Iraqi counterparts (11.12.24) 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. … Read more
Haiti – Wharf Jérémie massacre (10 Dec. 2024) France condemns in the strongest possible terms the massacre that killed more than 184 people, most of them elderly, in Port-au-Prince’s Wharf Jérémie neighborhood on December 6 and 7. We offer our condolences to the victims’ loved ones and our full support for the Haitian people and … Read more
UN – Human Rights Day (10 Dec. 2024) France reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, in Paris. This declaration enshrines the universal, indivisible, inalienable nature of human rights, whose realization depends on justice and respect for the rule of law. France pays tribute to all those … Read more
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Statement (Fiuggi – Anagni, 26 Nov. 2024) I. INTRODUCTION We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, reiterate our commitment to foster respect for international law, including the Charter of the … Read more
Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Poland (6 Dec. 2024) 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 … Read more
Iran – Joint statement by the spokespeople for the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany and the United Kingdom (9 Dec. 2024) 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 … Read more
Syria – Fall of Bachar al-Assad’s Regime (8 Dec. 2024) On this historic day for Syria and the Syrian people, France welcomes the fall of Bachar al-Assad and his regime on 8 December 2024, after more than 13 years of extremely violent repression of his own people. The Syrians have suffered too much. Bachar al-Assad … Read more