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France condemns in the strongest terms the use by Russia's military intelligence service (GRU) of the APT28 attack group, at the origin of several cyber attacks on French interests.
Since 2021, this attack group has been used to target or compromise a dozen French entities. These entities are working in the daily lives of French people and include public services, private enterprises as well as a sport organization involved in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the past, this group (…)

The Israeli authorities' decision to revoke travel permits for two French delegations led by associations promoting decentralized cooperation (Association pour le jumelage entre les camps de réfugiés palestiniens and Cités Unis France) and composed of several elected officials who were supposed to travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, is regrettable, counterproductive and damaging to French-Israeli relations.
Public accusations made by the Israeli Embassy in France regarding (…)

France welcomes the election of French judge Mattias Guyomar as president of the European Court of Human Rights. He will take up his duties on May 30. The last French judge elected to this position was Jean-Paul Costa, who presided over the ECHR from 2007 to 2011.
France commends the dedication and efforts of the outgoing president, Marko Bošnjak, during his term of office.
France reaffirms its commitment to and support for the European Court of Human Rights, which guarantees the (…)

France congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election victory.
France and Canada have a unique relationship based on strong historic, cultural and person-to-person ties, as well as a shared commitment to multilateralism, democratic values and the ecological transition.
Mr. Carney's government can count on France to further deepen our partnership.

On April 22 and 23, 2025, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Marine Affairs and Fisheries held an international conference to transition the non-profit organization Mercator Ocean International to an intergovernmental organization (IGO). This decision follows on from the commitments made at the One Ocean Summit, which was held on February 10, 2022, in Brest.
Since it was founded by major French institutes 30 (…)

France has been working for 18 months to provide refuge to its citizens and their dependents, the staff of the French Institute in Gaza and their families, and Palestinian figures with ties to our country.
On April 23, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs organized the departure of 115 people from the Gaza Strip; they arrived in France today. This operation follows a previous one on April 16, in which 59 people were evacuated to France. Among the evacuees were a number of children, (…)

Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, paid an official visit to Kuwait on Thursday, 24 April 2025, as part of his Middle-East trip
He was received by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Al-Youssef Al-Sabah. On this occasion, the Minister praised the long-standing and deep friendship between the two countries, which spans the (…)

Q : Does the Quai d'Orsay have any comment on the sentences handed down in the “conspiracy against state security” case in Tunisia?
R : We were troubled to learn of the heavy sentences handed down by a Lower Court following the April 18th hearing against a number of people accused of “conspiring against state security.” Several of them are French citizens. We regret that they were not afforded a fair trial.
Several French and European diplomats, joined by diplomats from friendly countries, (…)

Israel has now fully blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza for over fifty days. Essential supplies are either no longer available or quickly running out.
Palestinian civilians - including one million children – face an acute risk of starvation, epidemic disease and death. This must end. We urge Israel to immediately re-start a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza in order to meet the needs of all civilians. During the last ceasefire, the UN and INGO system was able (…)

On Wednesday, April 16, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot traveled to Marseille for the second edition of the Ancrages Forum, which is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship between African countries and France. The forum, which was organized by the association Les Déterminés, with support from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, brought together several hundred participants from the African diasporas and all of France.
The Minister took this opportunity to (…)