Jean-Yves Le Drian

Blinken holds talks with French Foreign Minister

Blinken holds talks with French Foreign Minister

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris-Saclay, France, ahead of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council ministerial dinner. According to U.S. State Department …

French Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador

French Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador

Russian Ambassador to Paris Alexey Meshkov has been summoned to the French Foreign Ministry, France’s top diplomat Jean-Yves Le Drian wrote on Twitter. "I have decided to summon the Russian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry …

Top US, French diplomats discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions

Top US, French diplomats discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed the situation between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call Sunday. They spoke about the ongoing efforts by NATO allies, European Union partners, …

France,Germany’s FMs to visit Kiev on February 7

France,Germany’s FMs to visit Kiev on February 7

On Saturday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced that he and his counterpart from Germany, Annalena Baerbock, would visit Ukraine on February 7-8. "Together with Annalena Baerbock, I will travel to Ukraine on …

Russian, French Foreign Ministers discussed Ukraine and JCPOA

Russian, French Foreign Ministers discussed Ukraine and JCPOA

On Saturday, October 30, within the framework of the G20 summit in Rome, a meeting of Russian and French Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Jean-Yves Le Drian, took place. The relevant information was published on the Russian Foreign Ministry …

French fury towards the US and Australia

French fury towards the US and Australia

France is doing everything it can to show its anger at a cancelled $50 billion submarine contract, shocking officials in the US, UK, and Australia

JCPOA parties prepare to return Iranian nuclear deal

JCPOA parties prepare to return Iranian nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, during which the parties discussed the resumption of the meeting of the Joint Commission on the Iranian nuclear deal that will be held on …

France could approve Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

France could approve Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Russia's Sputnik V vaccine could be used in France as long as it meets "scientific norms" and European "standards". "If Sputnik is confirmed and approved by …

Russian and French FMs discuss Karabakh settlement

Russian and French FMs discuss Karabakh settlement

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by telephone with Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Jean-Yves Le Drian on November 19, according to the Russian ministry's press service. …

France threatens Turkey with sanctions

France threatens Turkey with sanctions

France on Thursday condemned what it said were "declarations of violence" by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and raised the possibility of new sanctions against Ankara. "There are now declarations of violence, …

Armenian and French FMs discuss Nagorno Karabakh

Armenian and French FMs discuss Nagorno Karabakh

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan had a telephone conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The main topic of the telephone conversation was …

"OSCE Minsk Group must be neutral"

"OSCE Minsk Group must be neutral"

Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group must be neutral, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev told France 24 TV channel. He admitted that Baku was receiving some contradictory statements and messages from the …

Le Drian hints on new page of France-Russia relations

Le Drian hints on new page of France-Russia relations

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian does not exclude the beginning of a new chapter in the relations between Paris and Moscow. At the same time, he tries ”not to rush in his assessment." The Minister of Foreign Affairs …

Le Drian on his agenda for talks in Moscow

Le Drian on his agenda for talks in Moscow

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said he plans to discuss efforts aimed at building the European architecture of security and trust with Russia during his upcoming talks in Moscow in September. …