The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Caterina Colonnabegan a working visit in Abidjan on Friday 9 December 2022. She was received by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Diaspora, Kandia Camerain his office.
Kandia Camara welcomes the excellent relations between the two states
The head of Ivorian diplomacy welcomed the visit of his French counterpart and welcomed the excellent relations between the two states.
Minister Catherine Colonna, for her part, thanked the Ivorian authorities for the warm welcome. You praised the cooperation between France and Côte d’Ivoire, especially in the areas of security and investment: “We have common challenges to face, hand in hand, we will succeed. she added.
Note that the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs led a delegation composed of Eva Nguyen Bin, President of the French Institute, Nadia Fanton, Counselor for Africa at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Bigot, Director for Africa and the Indian Oceans to the French Ministry Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by Jean Christophe Belliard, Ambassador of the French Republic in the Ivory Coast, by Hadrien Ghomi, French MP, by Christophe Guilhou, Director of Development at the Ministry of French Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the AFD.
“Together we have built an International Counter-Terrorism Academy, which is located in the Ivory Coast, and which has already trained more than 900 trainees since its launch in 2021”
According to the French diplomat, France and the Ivory Coast are also collaborating in the fight against terrorism, which has afflicted the two countries so much in recent years. “We have jointly built an International Counter-Terrorism Academy, which is located in the Ivory Coast, and which has already trained more than 900 trainees since its launch in 2021,” he said.
According to him, the French Institute of Abidjan finally hosts a hundred Ivorian cultural events every year and we support the diffusion of Ivorian artists in France, where they are extremely successful. Our bonds are deep and strong. Throughout history, we have learned to renew them to strengthen them”.
