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Making daily life easier for those living in border areas: on the initiative of the German and French Europe ministers and secretaries-general for Franco-German cooperation, the Cross-Border Cooperation Committee (CCT) puts forward concrete proposals.
The Franco-German Cross-Border Cooperation Committee (CCT) met in Colmar on 22 January, Franco-German Friendship Day and the anniversary of the signing of the Elysée and Aachen treaties, under the joint chair of the German and French Europe (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with Pandu Patria Sjahrir, chief investment officer of the Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21.
Looking ahead to this weekend's meeting between the French and Indonesian Presidents, they welcomed the increasingly dense economic relationship between France and Indonesia and discussed prospects for investments and partnerships between France and Indonesia. (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.
They discussed several regional issues, including the situation in Syria. They called on all the parties to de-escalate immediately, to protect all civilians, and to implement a global ceasefire that allows for the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and (…)

Today, the six founding States of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law announce that the High-Level Conference on Humanity in War will be held in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the fourth quarter of 2026.
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the leaders of Brazil, China, France, Kazakhstan and South Africa, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross, invite (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with his Qatari counterpart, His Excellency Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21.
The Minister welcomed the announcement that the Gaza Peace Plan was moving to phase 2. The two Ministers also discussed the announced formation of the Board of Peace (BoP), aimed at resolving conflicts beyond Gaza. In this regard, the Minister reiterated the (…)

The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs spoke with his Saudi counterpart, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21 2026. Both men emphasized the need to work toward stability in the Middle East, particularly in light of recent changes to the regional context in Syria, Iran, Palestine and Yemen.
With regard to Syria, the two Ministers stressed their commitment to the country's stability and security. They hailed (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The Minister reaffirmed France's full support for the Lebanese authorities in their efforts to restore Lebanon's stability, sovereignty and institutional operations in a lasting way. He applauded the progress made this past year and, in particular, the commitment shown by the authorities and the Lebanese army to establishing a state (…)

The first session of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference tasked with drafting the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity opened on January 19. The Conference will meet in 2028 and 2029.
The start of work is an important step toward the adoption of this Convention.
France will be an active participant in this Preparatory Committee, which will meet for two weeks. We welcome the work carried out by the International Law Commission, which proposed the (…)

Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, and Ms. Christine Razanamahasoa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar, met in Paris on January 19, 2026.
The two Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the friendly, intense, high-quality bilateral relationship between France and Madagascar, forged in history and focused on the future. They also praised the vitality and unique nature of the personal ties between (…)

France welcomes the High-Level Meeting on the Coherence and Consolidation of the Peace Process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region, which was held in Lomé on 17 January. It fully supports the initiative of Mr Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Togo and African Union mediator for resolving the conflict in eastern DRC. France participated in this meeting which contributes to the collective efforts, aimed at bringing (…)