Mar 30, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers
Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a
bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on
Friday in Paris as part of a trip that will also go through Germany, the French
presidency said in a statement.
Paris.
France
renewed its call for the establishment of an independent, sovereign state for
the Palestinians.
Due to a
cold snap, France has temporarily restarted a coal-fired power plant in the
north-east, near the German border.
Dec 26,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, December 26, that two French diplomats had been ordered to leave over actions "incompatible with their diplomatic status."
Dec 24, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has awarded Armenian Ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajyan with the highest award of the city of Paris, the Grand Vermeil Medal of teh City of Paris (Médaille de Grand Vermeil de Paris).
During the ceremony at the City Hall, Mayor Hidalgo emphasized that today France and Armenia are closer than ever, and Ambassador Tolmajian has made a significant contribution to this by uniting various social and political figures and organizations France around the idea of protection and support for Armenia and the Armenian people, making this issue one of the cornerstones of consolidation of the French society.
Mayor Hidalgo noted that Paris and all of France have been and will continue to stand by the people of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and noted that awarding the Armenian ambassador to France with the highest medal of Paris is also a proof of that commitment.
Ambassador Tolmajyan emphasized that during the last three years, the Armenian people have faced serious challenges, and Armenia highly values and attaches particular importance to the presence of the whole of France, particularly a sincere friend like Paris, by its side during this difficult period.
The Ambassador reminded that the Armenian-French friendship is based on a thousand-year history and common civilizational values, and expressed confidence that it will continue to develop and deepen for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.
Deputies of the French National Assembly, members of the Senate, the Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other high-ranking officials of the department, foreign ambassadors accredited to France, French politicians and public figures, artists, journalists, representatives of the Armenian community were present at the ceremony.
Established in 1911, the Grand Medal of Paris is awarded for significant achievements and actions in matters of universal importance.
To date, the award has been bestowed upon figures such as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, world-famous composer Michel Legrand, world-renowned actors Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Paul Belmondo, as well as others who have made a great contribution to science, culture, literature and politics.
armenian media
Dec 23,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Erbil. Kurdistan
Region.
Staff
Lieutenant General Issa Ozer, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Peshmerga, on
Friday received General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army, and
his accompanying delegation, according to a statement from the Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs.
Dec 12,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Teachers at a school outside Paris refused to work on Monday as the establishment grappled with a crisis sparked by the showing in class of a painting by a Renaissance master containing several nude women.
France charged two people with justifying a crime against humanity over
Nazi swastikas that were spray-painted in northwestern Paris, a judicial source
said on Wednesday.
Nov 15, 2023. Posted
by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Wednesday the latest regional developments,
particularly the war on Gaza, with French Minister of Defense Sébastien
Lecornu, who is currently on a visit to Cairo.
France
hosted a conference on Thursday on humanitarian aid for Gaza calling for a
"humanitarian pause" so countries can "work towards a
ceasefire", as the Palestinian territory remained under bombardment by
Israel following Hamas' October attack.
Nov 4, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
On a recent Friday night at the Vauquelin Synagogue in the Latin Quarter of Paris, a dozen worshippers gather in a dimly lit hallway after the Shabbat prayers.
French
President Emmanuel Macron will visit Tel Aviv on Tuesday for talks with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office announced, informs The Times of Israel.
Yerevan.
France has
initiated a new discussion in the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to
create the conditions for the return of the forcibly displaced population of
Nagorno-Karabakh, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said in the
Senate.
French
Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Armenia on
Tuesday that Paris agreed to deliver military equipment to the small South
Caucasus nation.
All recent polls indicate that the French support tougher government action
on immigration. According to the French CNews news channel, 70% of French
citizens are calling for a referendum on the issue.