NEWS SEEN BY – Since June 2023, he has been the new face of Beninese diplomacy. A successful entrepreneur, Shegun Adjadi Bakari embodies the dynamism that Patrice Talon wanted to give to the development of Benin and its economic diplomacy. However, he is not a novice in politics. Supporting Abdoulaye Bio Tchané during the 2016 … Read more
Sixty-five years of presence in Guinea and then a sudden departure, announced by a simple verbal note. North Korea closed its embassy in Conakry at the beginning of December. According to sources close to Seoul, we must see the effects of international sanctions. Lacking funding, Pyongyang has reportedly decided to reorganize its diplomatic network, particularly … Read more
Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna took off this Saturday morning from Villacoublay airport (Yvelines) to reach Lebanon, in a context of growing tensions with Israel. But shortly before 10 a.m. (French time), above the Adriatic Sea, the Falcon had to turn around, the fault of “an in-flight breakdown”, explained the ministry. This breakdown is linked to … Read more
France, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and the European Union express their deep concern at the unprecedented number of attacks perpetrated by extremist settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. Since the beginning of October, settlers have carried out more than 343 violent attacks, during … Read more
The government considers the upcoming talks in Athens between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an opportunity to foster a climate of dialogue between the two Aegean neighbors, said spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis during a press briefing on Monday. However, he emphasized that Greece will not make any concessions on its … Read more
South Metopes from the Parthenon, on display in the British Museum in London. The three fragments on display in Copenhagen come from South Metope IV. [EPA] In a public statement last week, the National Museum of Denmark announced that it will be keeping three sculptural fragments from the 2,500-year-old Parthenon, currently on display in its … Read more
Text size The president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei, will travel to the United States this Sunday to meet for two days with officials from the Biden administration and international financial credit organizations, diplomatic sources told AFP. The far-right politician will arrive in New York on Monday, where he will make a private visit, and will … Read more
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ma’ruf Amin, at Maximos Mansion on Friday. Emphasizing the approaching 75-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Greece and Indonesia in 2024, both leaders expressed a shared commitment to enhancing bilateral ties, particularly in the economic sector and areas of mutual … Read more
Text size The Scottish independence party SNP, currently in power, once again defended on Friday its desire for Scotland to join the European Union (EU) “quickly” if it one day achieves its independence from the United Kingdom. The Scottish National Party reaffirmed that it will apply to “join the EU as soon as possible” once … Read more
For more than a year, they have sometimes swapped their student uniforms for that of apprentice diplomats. In a few days, from November 18 to 22, sixteen middle school students from Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis will fly to New York (United States) where they will visit the headquarters of the United Nations (UN). . They will … Read more