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Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President

Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.

International Business Times

French envoy meets key Lebanese players on 'consultative' mission

French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday met with key figures in Lebanon on a "consultative" mission as he pushes for a solution to the country's protracted political deadlock.

France 24

Macron former foreign minister to lead French efforts to break Lebanon deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed his former foreign minister as his personal envoy to Lebanon to try to break the political deadlock in the country, a year after his own efforts to do so failed.

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Veteran diplomat Catherine Colonna takes the helm at France's troubled foreign ministry

When French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new government this week, the list included known heavyweights, newcomers, and personalities from both the left and the right. Among them was career diplomat Catherine Colonna – a former ambassador to the UK and only the second woman to take up the foreign…

France 24

'It suits me well': France's Le Drian welcomes Australian PM's election loss

As he handed over the baton of France’s foreign affairs portfolio, outgoing minister Jean-Yves Le Drian celebrated Saturday’s election defeat of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison – saying the result "suits me very well".

Radio France Internationale

France’s outgoing foreign minister welcomes defeat of Scott Morrison

Undiplomatic remarks from Jean-Yves Le Drian follow war of words between nations over abandoned submarine deal

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Russia accused of food theft as G7 seeks to unblock Ukraine ports

Russia is being accused of large-scale grain theft as top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations gather in northern Germany for three days of talks on the global impact of the Ukraine war on food and energy prices.

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Mali court summons French Foreign Minister over passport concession allegations

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has been summoned by a court in Bamako as part of an investigation into an alleged "attack on public property and other offences" dating back to 2015, concerning the manufacture of Malian biometric passports. This comes at a time of tense relations between France…

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France to move French embassy in Ukraine back to Kyiv

France will "very soon" move back its embassy in Ukraine to the capital Kyiv from the western city of Lviv, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call.

Reuters

France condemns 'massive abuses' committed by Russian forces in Ukraine

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday condemned what he called the "massive abuses" committed by Russian forces" in Ukraine in recent weeks.

Reuters

‘Don't be fooled by declarations’ warns French FM, hours before Russia announces Mariupol ceasefire

Ukraine said a convoy of 45 buses was on its way to the battered city of Mariupol Thursday in an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate civilians. The move comes after Russia declared a local ceasefire to allow a humanitarian corridor to be established there – but not everyone…

Radio France Internationale

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian: 'I see only declarations but no action' from Russia

In an interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI on Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys had led to various declarations but "no action", adding that it was time Russia made some moves toward conciliation. He also warned of an "appalling" situation unfolding…

France 24

Kuwait FM Urges West to Consider Gulf Concerns over Iran Nuclear Deal

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al Sabah called on Western countries to take into account Gulf states’ concerns over the Iranian nuclear file. His comments came during a joint news conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Kuwait on Tuesday. “There are Kuwaiti and Gulf concerns about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Foreign Minister Le Drian: confident Iran nuclear deal is near

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was near even though a few items had still to be settled.

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Zelensky says Ukrainian neutrality on the table ahead of fresh talks with Russia in Turkey

Ukraine is willing to become neutral and compromise over the status of the eastern Donbas region as part of a peace deal, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, after a Ukrainian negotiator said the next round of face-to-face talks with Russia would be held in Turkey on March 28-30. Read…

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Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow

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