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Today Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot hosted his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who is currently visiting several European countries.
The two ministers discussed issues pertaining to our bilateral relationship as well as Cuba's economic and social situation and prospects for stabilization.
They also addressed the human rights situation and progress with economic reforms. The Minister reaffirmed France's commitment to fundamental liberties and emphasized (…)

Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with his Andorran counterpart, Imma Tor Faus, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Paris on Thursday 19 February.
Welcoming the excellent dynamic of the relationship between France and Andorra, characterized by its strong cross-border dimension, the ministers talked about strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially as regards customs, education and health, and the main current European and international issues. Noting (…)

Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a meeting with Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine, in Paris today.
Together they discussed the situation in Ukraine, whose energy infrastructure is daily targeted by Russian strikes in the depths of winter, and the assistance provided by France both bilaterally and under the French G7 presidency. The two ministers also talked about the ongoing negotiations, the importance of involving (…)

Roland Lescure, Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Nicolas Forissier, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France announce the Ukraine Fund II, the replenishment of the support fund for critical infrastructure and priority sectors of the Ukrainian economy.
Created in 2024 through a bilateral agreement between the French and Ukrainian governments, the (…)

We express grave concern over the continued deadly unlawful attacks on civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian operations as heavy fighting across the Kordofan and Darfur States continues. The recent severe escalation in drone and aerial attacks including those affecting displaced civilians, health facilities, food convoys and areas near humanitarian compounds have resulted in a significant number of civilian deaths and injuries and is further disrupting humanitarian access and (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on February 18.
The Minister stressed France's commitment to both international law and international humanitarian law, and to the principles governing the protection of civilians and humanitarian action. He praised the work of French nongovernmental organizations and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of (…)

Anne Le Hénanff, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, is announcing in New Delhi the launch of a call for international scientific contributions on the risks and vulnerabilities generated by general public uses of generative artificial intelligence with respect to minors. At the “Protecting Children in the Age of AI” event held on Wednesday, 18 February under the French Presidency of the G7, in the margins of the India AI Impact Summit, Anne Le Hénanff, Minister (…)

On the second commemoration of Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian penal colony, we once again express our deepest condolences to his family. We underline that the Russian authorities remain solely responsible. The February 3rd judgement by the European Court of Human Rights furthermore underlined that Russia bears responsibility for the inhuman and degrading treatment of Navalny in detention and for the lack of adequate response to his requests. Especially given recent findings published by (…)

Two years after the death in prison of Russian political opposition figure Alexei Navalny on 16 February 2024, France once again pays tribute to his commitment to a free, democratic Russia.
France holds the Russian authorities fully responsible for Alexei Navalny's death and calls for an independent, in-depth investigation to be conducted to shed full light on the circumstances of his tragic end.
It also continues to deplore the sentencing a year ago of Alexei Liptser (five years' (…)

France welcomes the agreement by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, for the implementation of a ceasefire as proposed by Angola to all the warring parties.
France also emphasizes the importance of implementing the Washington Accords of 4 December 2025 in every aspect, and calls on all the parties to honour their commitments. France will continue to make every effort to ensure that the momentum for peace created by these accords, by the Doha (…)