Jean-Yves Le Drian

In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, Jean-Yves Le Drian sent a strong French message of support to Greece and Cyprus. France's foreign minister responded to our written questions on the occasion of his visits to Athens and Nicosia on Thursday and Friday respectively.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says Cyprus and France and the presidents of the two countries both wish for further cooperation, while also expressing support for restarting peace talks.

Le Drian, who was on working visit to Nicosia on Friday, held a press conference alongside his counterpart, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, following their meeting.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is traveling to Athens on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, but also the refugee crisis and European enlargement plans.

Le Drian will be meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras before sitting down for talks with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, at the Foreign Ministry.

Fired Chief Prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura-Codruta Kovesi had a crucial role in the progress made by Romania with the rule of law and the fight against corruption, and France attributes great importance to the irreversibility of those reforms, the spokesman for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says.

Bucharest, May 27 /Agerpres/ - Romania will continue to be a trustful partner of Georgia, in supporting the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the authorities in Tbilisi, Deputy PM Ana Birchall underscored on the occasion of her visit to Georgia, where she participates in the ceremonies celebrating the centenary of Georgia's independence and statality.

French ambassador to Romania Michele Ramis said on Friday in Constanta that French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's meeting at the embassy's Bucharest premises with Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi had not been kept under the cloak of secrecy.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned on April 15 that a new humanitarian disaster was looming in Syria, in the rebel-held region of Idlib, seen as the next possible target of the regime's fightback.

He made the remark during his meeting in Belgrade with French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Serbian government announced.

Dacic "underlined that Serbia and France, as strategic partners and historical allies, will continue to contribute to the improvement of overall cooperation, through friendly dialogue and respect for mutual interests."

Romania must build a special relation with France, a partnership on key sectors - military, economic, social and cultural, one that will provide the guarantee of a correct and honest collaboration and cooperation, based on mutual respect, Deputies Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea stated in the context of the meeting with French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, reads a press release sen

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday welcomed France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, underscoring the importance that Romania attaches to joining the Schengen Area and the hope that France will support a decision in that regard.