Senegal – Visit by Franck Riester (31 May – 1 June 2021) Share
Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, visited Senegal from May 31 to June 1.
The minister delegate met with Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad and with Amadou Hott, Minister of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation. These meetings highlighted the richness and vitality of the partnership between Senegal and France and provided an opportunity to discuss the follow-up to the Summit on the Financing of African Economies, which took place in Paris on May 18. Franck Riester and his interlocutors also discussed our shared agenda in the run-up to the Senegalese presidency of the African Union in 2022 and the French presidency of the European Union.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will virtually attend today’s meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. This meeting is focused on preparing the next NATO summit, to be held on June 14 in Brussels.
During this meeting, the Minister will stress our ambition for the June 14 summit, which will be the culmination of the strategic reflection process undertaken by the Transatlantic Alliance at our request in December 2019.
He will underscore our commitment to an Alliance rooted in values, principles and rules that serve as the essential basis for strengthening cohesion among Allies. He will reaffirm the primary responsibility of each Ally for national defense assets that are collectively robust, flexible and responsive. This commitment, which was already central to that of the Allies at the Wales Summit in 2014, constitutes the foundation and the best guarantee of a revitalized, rebalanced transatlantic relationship thanks to improved burden-sharing withi
Joint Statement of the United States and France Energy Ministers on Energy Technology and Policy Resolve (28 May 2021) Share
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Energy Ministries of the Governments of France and the United States of America.
Minister Barbara Pompili of the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm of the United States Department of Energy issued a joint statement today:
France and the United States share common goals and common resolve in fighting climate change and working towards reaching the ambitious target set forth by the Paris agreement. Our ministries, the French Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the U.S. Department of Energy, are moving with urgency to mitigate the current climate crisis by leveraging cutting-edge research and science to dramatically accelerate the deployment of energy technologies, breakthrough innovations, and policies that will provide a cleaner, safer, and more prospe