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France welcomes Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who will be in France on an official visit from April 29-30. On Monday, April 29, President Tshisekedi will be welcomed by Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development and International Partnerships, at a ceremony with military honors at the Hôtel National des Invalides. He will then attend a meeting at the National Football Center in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines where sports (…)

On the occasion of our meeting in Weimar Triangle format in Paris and in the Yvelines department, on 28 and 29 April 2024, we, the Ministers for European affairs of France, Germany and Poland, reaffirm the importance of cooperation between our three countries and the role of the Weimar Triangle as a driving force in Europe, in developing ideas for a strong and resilient Europe and in launching concrete initiatives. Europe's unity and cohesion are its greatest strength, particularly at a time (…)

News of the discovery of more than 200 bodies in mass graves near the Al-Nasser and Al-Shifa hospitals in Gaza is extremely troubling. France calls for an independent investigation to thoroughly illuminate this situation. Given the absolute humanitarian emergency in Gaza, where the situation of civilians has been unacceptable for far too long, France calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the only thing that will protect civilian populations, and a massive influx of humanitarian aid (…)

The death sentence handed down in Iran against the politically engaged Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is unacceptable. France vigorously condemns this decision, which comes on top of many other death sentences and unjustifiable executions linked to the fall 2022 protests in Iran. France has repeatedly denounced them publicly and directly to the Iranian authorities and in conjunction with its EU partners. The EU adopted sanctions against those responsible for the violent crackdown in Iran, (…)

During World Vaccination Week, France is announcing that it will co-host the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation with the African Union (AU) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This event will be held in Paris on June 20. This Forum has two objectives: It will launch the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA). Based on the lessons learned from the Covid pandemic, this innovative mechanism is an important step toward African sovereignty in the field of health. AVMA (…)

Q: The Liberation Mission said eight days ago that Russia would be invited to the 80th anniversary commemorations of the Normandy Landing in early June. And yet neither the Russian foreign ministry nor the Russian embassy in France has received an invitation. Will Russia be invited, and if so, at what level? How soon will the official invitation be sent to the Russian representatives? A: Please address your questions to the Mission du 80ème Anniversaire des Débarquements, de la Libération de (…)

France is concerned by legislative measures adopted by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska on April 19, particularly the election law, which is an attack on the constitutional order and unity of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the functionality of its central institutions, and is at odds with its prospects for European membership. As a witness to the Dayton Agreement signed in Paris, France will continue to strongly support Bosnia-Herzegovina's unity and territorial integrity. It calls on (…)

Q: With regard to wounded children being treated in France, you recently said that in addition to the primary person accompanying them, the rest of the child's close family is authorized to come to France as part of an accelerated reunification process. Yet so far no close family members have been able to come, and currently couples are separated, very young children including babies are without their mother or father, and they remain in Gaza under bombardment. What do families have to do (…)

France, along with the European Union, is concerned by the Georgian parliament's approval of an early draft of the “Transparency of Foreign Influence” bill on April 17. This initiative runs counter to the EU's founding values. Accusations of interference against the EU are unacceptable. France calls on the Georgian authorities to focus on the immediate implementation of all the measures that are necessary in order for Georgia to continue moving toward EU membership, which the Georgian people (…)

France regrets Burkina Faso's decision to move ahead with the expulsion of French diplomats and staffers, some of whom were serving at the Embassy of France in Burkina Faso. We reject the Burkinabe authorities' baseless accusations against our employees. France applauds the commitment and consummate professionalism of the diplomats and staffers at our embassy in Ouagadougou, whose work is fully consistent with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations. There were no (…)