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British Ambassador to France: Lord Edward Llewellyn (since 9 November 2016)
Political relations
Our bilateral relations are driven by frequent contact at all levels and regular summits such as the 35th UK-France Summit which was held at the Sandhurst Military Academy on 18 January 2018. France and the United Kingdom are the only two European countries with nuclear weapons and are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Both have international ambitions and the political and military tools to match, often sharing similar approaches.
Defence cooperation
Defence cooperation is the most structural component of our bilateral relationship. Together, our combined defence budgets account for half the defence spending of the European Union. Defence cooperation between France and the UK is governed by the 2010 Lancaster House Treaties
Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, took part in an informal joint meeting of EU foreign and home affairs ministers via video conference on March 15, together with Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior.
The meeting was devoted to the EU’s migration policy and its relations with countries of origin and transit. It provided an opportunity to deliver a European message of action and mobilization on a key issue that constitutes one of the pillars of the Pact on Migration and Asylum proposed by the Commission and which plays an important role in finding a balance between solidarity and responsibility.