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“Over 500 of us gathered in Paris today in the name of a coalition of States that reject regression. An enlarged coalition, bringing together all regions of the world. A courageous, determined coalition which affirms its commitment to gender equality […], which speaks with one voice through a political declaration.” - Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Meeting on 22 and 23 October 2025, 31 States endorsed a political declaration at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on (…)

France takes note of the advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice on the obligations of Israel regarding humanitarian assistance and cooperation with the UN in Palestine. France reaffirms its full commitment to international law and to the essential role played by the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
France calls on Israel to fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law, as recalled by the ICJ. France urges Israel to remove (…)

France was relieved to learn that our compatriot Sofiane Sehili was freed today after being detained in Russia since September 2, 2025, for illegally crossing the border in the Vladivostok region.
Ever since his arrest, the Consulate General of France in Moscow has been mobilizing all its efforts to provide him with assistance and consular protection.

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke on October 23 with his Armenian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan, on the sidelines of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies that was held by France on October 22 and 23, 2025.
The Ministers discussed the development of foundational bilateral cooperation projects in many areas, in light of the upcoming conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement and the continued strengthening (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke on October 22 with his Uzbek counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov, on the sidelines of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies that was held by France on October 22 and 23, 2025.
Building on the March 2025 state visit to France by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministers discussed the implementation of priority projects that constitute France and Uzbekistan's strategic (…)

Paris Joint Political Declaration on Achieving Gender Equality, Promoting Human Rights of All Women and Girls and Strengthening a Feminist Approach to Foreign Policy under the auspices of the 4th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies in Paris, October 22 and 23 2025 Preamble
We, the undersigned Ministers and high representatives of governments, including Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, (…)

Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a meeting in Paris on 22 October with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
The meeting was part of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, being held by France on 22 and 23 October. France and Spain were among the first countries to officially adopt a feminist foreign policy, making women's rights and gender equality a priority of (…)

M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, hosted a meeting today with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita.
The ministers took stock of the exceptional enhanced partnership between France and Morocco, nearly a year after President Macron's state visit to Morocco on the invitation of His Majesty Mohammed VI. They discussed the many areas in which we have been able to deepen an especially fruitful bilateral relationship – particularly in terms of our industrial and (…)

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, and United States We, the participating states of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), released today a report on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) violation and evasion of United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) through cyber operations and information technology (IT) worker activites. The MSMT is a multilateral mechanism established (…)

Yesterday, October 20, 2025, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs took part in an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. This meeting offered the chance to discuss Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East in particular.
Regarding Ukraine, the Minister noted the need to quickly increase the EU's support of Kyiv. This will mainly take the form of a reparations loan made to Ukraine, part of which may be used to acquire more European military equipment. The Minister also (…)