Minister’s meeting with Ms Yvette Cooper, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (March 26, 2026)

M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to his United Kingdom counterpart, Ms Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, on 26 March 2026, on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting.

The meeting focused in particular on the situation in the Middle East, its consequences for maritime security and freedom of navigation, and on the situation in Lebanon.

The two ministers also discussed the stepping-up of support for Ukraine against Russian aggression and of the fight against the Russian shadow fleet.