US EditionFrench FM Begins Central African Visit as Relations with Bangui Warm
Jean-Noël Barrot is the first French foreign minister in over seven years to visit, aiming to reset ties amid rising Russian influence and inaugurate a survivors' center.
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On a visit to Bangui, the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noël Barrot, met with President Faustin-Archange Touadera and reaffirmed Paris' will to overcome the "period of tension" that had driven the two countries away.
The head of French diplomacy met with Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadera on Friday 13 March. A way for Paris to reaffirm its presence in a country that turned towards Moscow.
French FM and UN peacekeeping chief discuss CAR peace initiatives
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African Republic in seven years, seeking to rebuild ties with the former colony as it increasingly pivots toward Russia.
French FM begins Central African visit as relations with Bangui warm
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to the Central African Republic, the first time France has sent its top diplomat to the country in more than seven years. It signals a thaw in relations between Paris and Bangui after a period of tension.
Hello to all, I am with the President of the MOSUKA Movement, who is an admirable movement of surviving women who commit themselves to accompany, support women who have been victims or who are victims of conflict-related violence, here in the Central African Republic. If I am here today, next to Léa, it is because we have just inaugurated this House which is behind us, which is the fruit of the work and commitment of MOSUKA in recent years, and …
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