https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/africa/france-in-the-south-west-indian-ocean/?xtor=RSS-1 La Réunion, Mayotte and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, which have a combined population of over 1 million citizens, make France a fully-fledged Indian Ocean State. France has forged strong ties of friendship and cooperation with the region's States. The role of France in the south-west Indian Ocean's regional organizations France's bilateral and regional partnerships with south-west Indian Ocean countries are visible in the intense cooperation on shared priorities such as maritime (…) en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480420 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/africa/france-in-the-south-west-indian-ocean/france-and-the-indian-ocean-commission/article/indian-ocean-commission-participation-of-m-jean-baptiste-lemoyne-saint-denis?xtor=RSS-1 M. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister of State for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will chair the Extraordinary Council Meeting of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) today in Saint-Denis, Réunion. At it, the Minister of State will talk to his counterparts from the member States (Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles). He will give an initial assessment of the first six months of France's IOC presidency in the (…) 2021-11-30 12:48:53 64156_262842