Press Room - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480414 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Climate - France welcomes the adoption of a global framework for sustainable aviation fuel (29.11.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/climate-france-welcomes-the-adoption-of-a-global-framework-for-sustainable?xtor=RSS-1 The Third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (SAAF/3) held in Dubai from November 20 to 24 adopted an ambitious global framework for sustainable aviation fuel. France welcomes this agreement, which illustrates the commitment of governments and the aviation industry to achieve carbon neutrality in the airline industry by 2050. A few days ahead of the COP28, France and its European partners played a key role in these complex negotiations. The resulting agreement, which was (…) 2023-11-30 08:47:43 63231_276575 United Nations - Ramtane Lamamra appointed UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan (24.11.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/united-nations-ramtane-lamamra-appointed-un-personal-envoy-of-the-secretary?xtor=RSS-1 France applauds the appointment of Ramtane Lamamra as the UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan. We wish him every success and assure him of our full support in the execution of his mission. France reiterates the urgent need for a cessation of hostilities in order to protect the civilian population, deliver humanitarian aid, and allow for the resumption of political dialogue and the return to a democratic transition process that fulfills the aspirations of the men and women (…) 2023-11-27 10:00:40 63231_276506 Cyber security – Signing of the treaty on the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (16.10.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/cyber-security-signing-of-the-treaty-on-the-western-balkans-cyber-capacity?xtor=RSS-1 Statement by the ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs spokesperson On the occasion of the Berlin Process summit of heads of State and government in Tirana on 16 October 2023, Mme Laurence Boone, Minister of State for Europe attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ms Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, and Mr Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro, signed a treaty granting the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (WB3C) the status of international (…) 2023-10-17 08:56:09 63231_275962 Russia - Sentencing of Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova to 8 1/2 years in prison (04.10.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/russia-sentencing-of-russian-journalist-marina-ovsyannikova-to-8-1-2-years-in?xtor=RSS-1 France vigorously denounces the sentencing in absentia of Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova to eight and a half years in prison. Ms. Ovsyannikova had courageously denounced the war of aggression against Ukraine during a Russian television broadcast in March 2022. France is deeply concerned by the Russian authorities' stepped-up crackdown against critics of government authorities and their war of aggression against Ukraine. As Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna (…) 2023-10-04 16:27:45 63231_275519 Launch of Création Africa, the cultural and creative industries' first forum (29.09.2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/launch-of-creation-africa-the-cultural-and-creative-industries-first-forum-29?xtor=RSS-1 From 6 to 8 October 2023, Création Africa, the first forum of the cultural and creative industries (CCI) dedicated to the production and dissemination of emerging artistic creativity, is being held at the Gaîté Lyrique theatre and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam) in Paris. It is an innovative initiative aimed at highlighting creatives who have emerged from rapidly developing sectors in TV series, film animation, immersive universes (video games, the metaverse and XR) and (…) 2023-10-02 19:02:44 63231_275492 European Union - Catherine Colonna's participation in the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers with Ukraine in Kyiv (02.10.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/european-union-catherine-colonna-s-participation-in-the-informal-meeting-of?xtor=RSS-1 Mme Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is taking part in the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers with Ukraine, which is being held exceptionally in Kyiv. As the Minister has pointed out, this first is a sign of the European Union's resolute support for Ukraine. Building on the efforts made in the high-level week of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the ministers will talk to their Ukrainian colleague Mr Dmytro Kuleba about continuing (…) 2023-10-02 15:14:17 63231_275484 Q&A - Gabon (01.09.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/q-a-gabon-01-09-23?xtor=RSS-1 Q- France condemned the coup d'état in Gabon. What about the elections that preceded it? Do you have any contact with the coup plotters? Have they shown any animosity toward France or French interests in Gabon? Do you have any recommendations for French citizens in Gabon? A- As the Prime Minister and the government spokesperson stated on August 30, France condemns the military coup that is under way in Gabon. We are monitoring the situation very closely. We reaffirm our commitment to (…) 2023-09-01 18:36:52 63231_274949 Russia - France strongly denounces the dissolution of the Sakharov Centre and arrest of the Co-Chairman and members of the NGO Golos - Communique issued by the ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Aug. 18, 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/russia-france-strongly-denounces-the-dissolution-of-the-sakharov-centre-and?xtor=RSS-1 France strongly denounces the decision by the Russian judicial system to dissolve Moscow's Sakharov Centre. A respected institution in Russian civil society, guardian of Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov's legacy, the Centre fostered a space for free, committed expression through conferences and exhibitions. Since being designated a “foreign agent” in 2014, the Centre had come under pressure on many occasions from the Russian authorities. This dissolution once again illustrates the (…) 2023-08-18 16:33:42 63231_274774 29th Ambassadors' Conference - Communique issued by the ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (18 Aug. 23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/29th-ambassadors-conference-communique-issued-by-the-ministry-for-europe-and?xtor=RSS-1 Mme Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will bring together French ambassadors for the 29th Ambassadors' Conference from Monday 28 August to Wednesday 30 August 2023. An important meeting of the French foreign service, the Ambassadors' Conference will provide an opportunity to put forward the priorities that will steer the work of our diplomatic network's 162 ambassadors and 15 permanent representatives of France to international organizations. Over the course of (…) 2023-08-18 13:57:51 63231_274766 Opening of a French Embassy in Samoa (26.07.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/press-room/latest-news/article/opening-of-a-french-embassy-in-samoa-26-07-23?xtor=RSS-1 France and Samoa share the same values of democracy, the rules-based order and the protection of global commons. Samoa and France are guided by a shared willingness to further develop and strengthen the ties of existing friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Therefore, more than fifty years after the establishment of their diplomatic relations, France and Samoa have decided to open a French Embassy in Apia. 2023-07-27 15:24:07 63231_274495