Anti-ISIS coalition undecided on military intervention in Libya - Egypt FM

The international coalition combating the Islamic State group has not made a decision on whether to intervene militarily in Libya, Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid said in press statements on Tuesday.

France's efforts to push two-state solution welcomed - Palestinian presidency

The Palestinian presidency said in a statement Friday that it welcomes France's announcement that it would recognize the state of Palestine if the efforts to push the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine fail.

France to organise conference on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

France said on Friday it intended to make another push at trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and warned that if its efforts failed, it would recognise a Palestinian State.

Turkey says Geneva invitees decided, drops threat to boycott Syria talks

The final decision on the participants in Syria peace talks planned for later this week in Geneva has been made, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday, adding that Turkey will be represented in the negotiations at the highest level.

Syrian Opposition Factions Resume Riyadh Meeting on Peace Talks

A group of Syria's opposition resumed discussions in the Saudi capital on Wednesday to decide whether to join peace talks in Geneva.

Speaking to AFP in Riyadh, spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Monzer Makhous, said the talks could last "perhaps all day".

Foreign ministers meet in Paris for Syria crisis talks

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius welcomed US Secretary of State John Kerry as well as representatives from several European and Arab nations for talks in Paris on the Syrian crisis Monday.

Paris climate change talks to run past deadline as ministers seek deal

Negotiators at the United Nations climate change summit in Paris worked through the night in an effort to reach a deal.

Fabius n'envisage plus un départ de Bachar el-Assad avant une transition politique

Laurent Fabius n'envisage plus un départ de Bachar el-Assad avant une transition politique.

‘Nothing surprising’ about Germany spying on France

No one should be surprised that Germany’s foreign intelligence service spied on French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, a former French Air Force intelligence officer told FRANCE24 Friday.

Germany ‘spied’ on French foreign minister

Germany’s BND foreign intelligence service spied on French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, as well as on a German diplomat in a possible violation of the country’s constitution, a German radio station reported on Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Ministry criticizes Fabius for expressions about Crimea

It would make sense for France to clear out the situation around the island of Mayotte in the Mozambique  and the Iles Eparses in the Indian Ocean instead of giving assessments to Russia's actions in the context of Crimea, Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson said on Thursday as she commented on the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius's charges against Russia, which he made on French TV a few days ago.

French minister names three conditions for joining Russia-proposed anti-IS coalition

France is prepared to cooperate with Russia in the struggle against Syria, but on certain conditions, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, said at a ministerial level meeting of the UN Security Council on struggle against terrorism.

Russia all talk but no action against ISIS (French FM)

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius accused Russia Tuesday of displaying bravado on the Syria crisis that had yet to be backed up with action against the Islamic State group.

Crisis in Syria can be settled by ensuring political transitional period (Fabius)

The conflict in Syria can be settled only by ensuring a political transitional period, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday after talks in Paris with his colleagues from Germany and Great Britain, as well as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. 

Ukraine campaigns to strip Russia of UN veto power

Ukraine redoubled its long-shot bid Wednesday to see Russia stripped of its veto power on the UN Security Council when the global body's General Assembly meets in the coming weeks.

Russian lawmaker warns Israel, Saudi Arabia may try to disrupt Iran's nuclear deal

Some countries, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, may try to disrupt the agreements reached on Iran’s nuclear program in Switzerland’s Lausanne, Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs head Alexey Pushkov said on Friday.

French foreign minister concerned by Ukraine’s wish to join NATO

Kiev’s latest statements on seeking to join the North Atlantic Alliance and refusal to pay pensions to citizens of eastern Ukraine, arouse concerns, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the France Inter radio station on Tuesday.

‘Some progress reached’:Berlin talks yield no quick fix for Ukraine crisis

The second round of talks in Berlin over the Ukrainian crisis has brought no immediate results. However, the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France said “some progress” had been made on important issues.
The high-level meeting lasted over five hours with the ministers leaving the building late in the evening. The meeting of foreign ministers included Pavlo Klimkin of Ukraine, Russia's Sergey Lavrov, Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Laurent Fabius from France.

France calls for inclusive Iraqi government to counter ISIS advance / Yazidi ‘mass grave’ found in northern Iraq

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday urged Iraq’s bickering leaders to form an inclusive government in order to stem the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) jihadist insurgency.

“Iraq is in need of a wide unity government, and all Iraqis should feel that they are represented in this government, and all Iraqis should feel they are represented to take part in this battle against terrorism,” France’s top diplomat told a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart shortly after arriving in Baghdad Sunday morning.

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Ενθαρρυμένος από έναν υπουργό Εξωτερικών γνωστό για τον φιλοαμερικανισμό του, τον Λοράν Φαμπιούς, ο Γάλλος ανώτατος άρχων ολοκληρώνει το έργο τής φιλοατλαντικής στροφής της γαλλικής διπλωματίας, που εγκαινιάστηκε από τον Φρανσουά Μιτεράν. Μιμείται την καλυμμένη μισαλλοδοξία των Αμερικανών νεοσυντηρητικών, δηλώνοντας πως θέλει να « τιμωρήσει » τους « τρομοκράτες » του βόρειου Μάλι και συνηγορώντας υπέρ της στρατιωτικής λύσης εναντίον του καθεστώτος της Δαμασκού. Αφού προηγουμένως οδήγησε σε αποτυχία το πρώτο στάδιο των διαπραγματεύσεων με το Ιράν (Γενεύη ΙΙ), το Παρίσι υιοθετεί ψυχροπολεμική στάση απέναντι στη Μόσχα : υποστήριξη της ένταξης της Ουκρανίας στην ευρωπαϊκή σφαίρα επιρροής, αναγνώριση της κυβέρνησης που προέκυψε από την εξέγερση του φετινού χειμώνα, παροχή βοήθειας σε αυτήν, εγκατάλειψη της συμφωνίας της 21ης Φεβρουαρίου, η οποία προέβλεπε κυβέρνηση εθνικής ενότητας και καινούργιο Σύνταγμα. Συμβουλευόμενος ένα λεξικό που κατά τα φαινόμενα δεν διαθέτει παρά μία και μόνη σελίδα, ο κ. Φαμπιούς επαναλαμβάνει σε όποιον είναι πρόθυμος να το ακούσει, ότι η κατάσταση είναι « δύσκολη » και ότι πρέπει να επιδειχθεί « πυγμή »............monde-diplomatique.gr