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February 2023 - France Special Weapons News
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- France Revisits Relationship With Africa — Again VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron heads to central Africa Wednesday on a four-nation visit marked by what he said ahead of his planned Wednesday departure.
- France Holds 'Unprecedented' War Games Amid Military Buildup Sputnik 27 Feb 2023 -- The drills' commander, Nicolas Le Nen, called the war games the return of major military operations to French territory.
- France Unveils New Africa Strategy VOA 27 Feb 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver an address Monday unveiling France's new Africa strategy.
- Joint press release by the leaders of the Weimar Triangle. Élysée - President of France 24 Feb 2023 -- On 17 February 2023, the President of the French Republic, the President of the Republic of Poland and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany met in Munich.
- G7 Leaders' Statement The White House 24 Feb 2023
- President of Ukraine takes part in meeting of G7 leaders via video link President of Ukraine 24 Feb 2023
- Support for Libyan Elections US Dept. of State 23 Feb 2023 -- "Today, the United States hosted the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and senior officials from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Türkiye, the UAE, and the UK, to discuss the Libyan people's demand for presidential and parliamentary elections."
- France Ends Military Operations in Burkina Faso Sputnik 20 Feb 2023 -- France had been maintaining a military presence in five Sahel region countries - Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Mauritania, and Niger - within the framework of Operation Barkhane since 2014. In August 2022, however, local authorities demanded that French troops leave Mali and just several months later, Paris put an end to the Barkhane op.
- Croatia, France and Poland join EU's strategic reserves for chemical, biological and radiological emergencies European Commission 20 Feb 2023 -- To improve the EU preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the Commission is building strategic reserves of response capacities through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA). Today, Croatia, France, and Poland have joined Finland in hosting the rescEU stockpiles worth in total €545.6 million.
- Macron Wants to See Russia Defeated but Not Crushed in Ukraine VOA 19 Feb 2023 -- Russia is not happy with the comments the French president made in a newspaper interview.
- Statement by Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan in his capacity as chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Munich Security Conference Germany Federal Foreign Office 18 Feb 2023 -- The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union met for the first time under the Japanese presidency in 2023 and underlined their commitment to upholding the international order based on the rule of law.
- Joint statement from female foreign ministers attending the Munich Security Conference 2023 Canada 18 Feb 2023 -- Today, the foreign ministers of Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Mongolia and Slovenia issued the following statement:
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with E3 Counterparts on Iran at Munich Security Conference US Dept. of State 18 Feb 2023
- Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with President Macron of France The White House 17 Feb 2023
- The Presidents of Lithuania and France discussed preparations for the Vilnius NATO Summit and support for Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Feb 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Munich Security Conference.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes US Dept. of State 16 Feb 2023
- Wang Yi meets Macron ahead of security conference Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday on strengthening bilateral cooperation, upholding multilateralism, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in his first stop of his Europe trip. He will also attend the Munich Security Conference, which kicks off on Friday, where Wang will convey China's vision on security.
- Macron meets China's top diplomat, to further advance China-France high-level exchanges Global Times 16 Feb 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday (local time) at the Elysee Palace where Wang said China always considers France as a priority partner for cooperation, and is willing to further advance high-level exchanges with the European nation.
- Hungary Ready to Participate in French Military Missions in Africa, Foreign Minister Says Sputnik 15 Feb 2023 -- Despite last year's withdrawal from Mali, French troops are still present in several Sahelian countries that were under French colonial rule in the 20th century, and which have been troubled by an Islamist insurgency since 2011.
- Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the Israeli Settlement Announcement US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2023 -- Following is the text of a Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States:
- Prime Minister participates in a video call with President of France on the Launch of the new Air India-Airbus Partnership India MEA 14 Feb 2023
- 14th Round of Pakistan-France Bilateral Political Consultations Held in Paris Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2023 -- The 14th round of Pakistan-France Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Paris today.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Colonna US Dept. of State 10 Feb 2023
- In France, Ukraine's Zelensky presses for fighter jets Press TV 09 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has traveled to France, his second foreign destination in a single day after the United Kingdom, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, pressing them for more weaponry, fighter jets in particular, amid the ongoing war with Russia.
- Ukrainian president pays surprise visit to France People's Daily 09 Feb 2023 -- After his visit to the United Kingdom, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off in Paris Wednesday evening and met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
- Scholz and Macron meet with Zelensky - "Ukraine is part of the European family" Germany - Federal Government 08 Feb 2023 -- Federal Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Paris this evening. Scholz stressed the fact that France and Germany stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and characterised President Zelensky's personal attendance at the European Council, which begins tomorrow, as a "strong message".
- Iran reacts to US, E3 statement IRNA 05 Feb 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday reacted to a recent statement by the US and three European countries, known as E3.
- Statement by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the IAEA's Latest Report on Iran's Nuclear Program US Dept. of State 03 Feb 2023 -- The following joint statement was released by the Governments of the France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- US, France, Italy sending more arms to Ukraine despite Russia's warnings Press TV 03 Feb 2023 -- The United States, France, and Italy have all announced sending more weapons to Ukraine, playing down warnings by Russia, which is carrying out a military operation against the ex-Soviet republic.
- Ukrainian defense minister meets French president on Kiev's defense needs People's Daily 02 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday that he met French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine's defense needs.
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