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• > Government Portal

  

  The Prime Minister’s website is managed by the Service d’Information du Gouvernement (Government Information Service/SIG), a department of the French Prime Ministry. Headlines - Other News - Press Europe - Topic - (...)

• > Paris condemns new Israeli settlement plan.

  France condemns the Israeli authorities’ approval, on 24 December, of the expansion of the Gilo settlement in East Jerusalem. France emphasizes her extreme concern over the consequences the settlement projects (...)

• > Statement of the Minister of Foreign affairs, M. Laurent Fabius regarding (...)

  

  Statement of the Minister of Foreign affairs, M. Laurent Fabius regarding the attack against the Embassy of France in Tripoli

• > France candidate to the Human Rights Council (2014-2016)

  

  Human rights are among the founding values of the French Republic and lie at the heart of its foreign policy. France is presenting its candidacy to the Human Rights Council with a view to promoting the highest (...)

• > The Centre d’Analyse Stratégique

  

  The Centre d’analyse stratégique assists the government in defining and implementing its economic, social, environmental and cultural policies. In its published works it includes long term strategies defined at the (...)

• > France Diplomatie

  

  European Union European meetings The French and Europe EU members Projects for Europe European policies EU in the world The internal market The Euro and Economic and Monetary (...)

• > Europa, gateway of the European Union

  

  EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union (http://europa.eu). It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation (...)

• > Statements on France/UN, Foreign Ministry publication, Syria.

  Excerpt from the press briefing given by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Spokesman

• > G20 Summit in Cannes.

  

  The 6th Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) is taking place on Nov. 3 and 4 in the city of Cannes, in southeastern France. France currently holds the presidency of the group.

• > European Council and Euro Area summit.

  

  Press conference given by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic (excerpts) Brussels, October 27, 2011

• > Death of Muammar Gaddafi

  Communiqué issued by the Presidency of the Republic.

• > France/Palestinian state/UN observer status....

  

  Interview given by Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, to the “Al-Jazeera” television channel New York, September 22, 2011

• > President Sarkozy’s press conference with Libyan premier

  

  Statements by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, at his joint press conference with Mahmoud Jibril, Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council (...)

• > Statement by Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European (...)

  

  Statement by Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, on his blog.

• > Syria– Adoption of a Presidential Statement by the Security Council

  

  Statement by Mr. Alain Juppé, Ministre d’état, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Paris, August 3, 2011

• > Nicolas Sarkozy adresses a speech to the G20 Ministers of Agriculture.

  

  SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC Opening of the meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers Élysée Palace — Wednesday 22 June 2011

• > Co-Chairs’ Statement. Third Meeting of the International Contact Group on (...)

  

  After meetings in Doha and Rome, the Contact Group on Libya met for the third time in Abu Dhabi on 9 June co-chaired by the United Arab Emirates and Italy. Representatives of over forty countries and organizations, (...)

• > Opening by the UAE of a Diplomatic Mission to NATO

  

  French MFA Spokesman – Thursday 19 March 2011

• > Statements made by the Ministry of Foreign and European Spokesperson (...)

  Week in Review 2011

• > London Conference on Libya.

  

  Press conference given by Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (excerpts) London, March 29, 2011

• > Libya/UNSCR 1973/no-fly zone/sanctions

  

  Speech by Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, to the United Nations Security Council New York, March 17, 2011

• > Visit by Mr. Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European (...)

  Alain Juppé, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, will go to the United Nations in New York on 17 March for the vote on the resolution on Libya.

• > THE FRENCH CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ON CALL IN ABU DHABI

  The French carrier strike group (CSG) is currently deployed in the Indian Ocean under the callsign CTF 473 for a deployment nicknamed Agapanthe. The carrier strike group is composed of the aircraft carrier Charles (...)

• > Latest diplomatic news

  

  Find out the latest diplomatic news and statements from France Diplomatie, the website of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. "Headline" and "Latest news" Foreign Affairs Spokesperson : Daily (...)

• > President Sarkozy’s standpoint on G20.

  

  (...) The world expects that we speed up the reform of the international financial system. The world expects that we rebuild, together, a new form of capitalism, better regulated, with a greater sense of morality (...)

• > US Presidential election: déclaration, letters, statements.

  

  President Sarkozy: "In choosing you, the American people have chosen the path of change, openness and optimism. At a time when the world is in torment and doubt, the American people—true to the values that have (...)

• > The White Paper on defence and national security

  

  The White Paper introduces a major innovation in the definition of French strategy, in that it spells out a strategy not only for defense, but also for national security. Its aims is to ward off the risks and (...)

• > International Conference in support of Afghanistan (12 June (...)

  

  This conference, co-chaired by Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, his Afghan counterpart Rangin Dadfar Spanta, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, (...)

• > Speech by M. Nicolas Sarkozy to the Parlament of the Republic of South (...)

  

  (...) I firmly believe that France and South Africa, working together, are in a better position than others to contribute to the emergence of a peaceful world. We take up this common challenge first so that Europe (...)

• > Ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon

  

  The French Parliament has adopted the bill authorizing the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, generating from many rich and impassionate debates. These debates concerned the examination of the bill itself as well (...)

• > G8 Summit : Press conference given by M. Nicolas Sarkozy

  

  The progress on the climate is pretty significant since we started from the point when President Bush was saying: "there aren’t any problems, there are no consequences of carbon and greenhouse gas emissions, man (...)

• > Interview given to the quarterly "Politique internationale".

  

  "It seems to me that so far we’ve not given sufficient consideration to a key question: what must the "backbone" of our foreign policy be? Not that it’s desirable to start afresh; in many respects, Jacques Chirac’s (...)