French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated on the RTL/Public Sénat television channel that European countries, including France, will participate in talks in Abu Dhabi. The discussions will focus on ending the war in Ukraine.
According to Barrot, the European side will take part in the discussions. He also stated that France will travel to Abu Dhabi to participate in these talks.
However, the Foreign Minister could not specify exactly who would represent France at the event; he merely emphasized that the country would definitely be represented.
Barrot did not provide further details regarding the composition of the delegations or the format of the negotiations. There has been no official response from other parties to his statement thus far.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
France will participate in the upcoming Abu Dhabi peace talks on ending the Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday, adding that Europeans will be represented at the summit. The talks will take place under US mediation on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteEurope will be represented at upcoming US-mediated talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war, France said Sunday.
Delete"The Europeans will be represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to participate in these talks," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told RTL radio.
His comment came after President Donald Trump stoked fears of a US pivot toward the Kremlin by predicting a "very big" deal with Russia involving not only the Ukraine war but "all of Europe".
Up to now, the talks scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday had been framed as a trilateral format at the level of officials, not leaders, from Ukraine, Russia and the United States.
The identities of who would take part have not been made public.