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  • Lady Quentin Bryce and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/F. de la Mure

    Lady Quentin Bryce and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/F. de la Mure

  • Mr Stephen Smith and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/Yo-Jung Chen

    Mr Stephen Smith and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/Yo-Jung Chen

  • Mr Stephen Smith and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/Yo-Jung Chen

    Mr Stephen Smith and Mrs Rama Yade © MAEE/Yo-Jung Chen

  • Mrs Rama Yade and Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner with Mr Stephen Smith. Photo : © MAEE/A. Arraou

    Mrs Rama Yade and Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner with Mr Stephen Smith. Photo : © MAEE/A. Arraou

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lire Corfu Informal Meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers on the Future of European (...)Corfu Informal Meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers on the Future of European (...)

Chair's Concluding Statement to the Press 1. The OSCE Ministers of Foreign Affairs met in Corfu, for the first time, in an informal setting, in order to discuss the current challenges and future perspectives of the common, indivisible, comprehensive and cooperative security, which has marked (...) [lire ...]

France unblocks €10 million in food aid (June 26, 2009)

During the June 25th meeting of the interministerial committee on food aid, which was chaired by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France proceeded with the allocation of a second tranche of €10 million in food aid. The 10 countries receiving this aid are Somalia (€2 (...) [read ...]

lire International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June (...)International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June (...)

A communication campaign about the risks and sanctions of breaking French legislation on drugs will be launched on 26 June in conjunction with the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This campaign will be addressed to the general public and more (...) [lire ...]

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lire Minister Peter Garrett named Officier in the French Order of Arts and (...)Minister Peter Garrett named Officier in the French Order of Arts and (...)

On 26 June 2009 in Paris, Mr Peter Garrett, the Australian minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts was named Officier in the French Order of Arts and Letters by the French minister for Culture and Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand. Speech given by Mr Frédéric Mitterrand (in French) at the bestowal ceremony of the distinction of Officier in the French Order of Arts and Letters upon Mr Peter Garrett. Speech given by Mr Peter Garrett AM Federal Member for Kinsford Smith (...) [lire ...]