Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meeting with the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna: 1 July 2022
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris.
Following the NATO Summit in Madrid, the Foreign Secretary stressed the UK鈥檚 commitment to European security and noted the need for close cooperation with France to strengthen the NATO Alliance.
皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister Colonna agreed that the G7 and NATO summits showed the UK and France are united in their response to Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine. 皇冠体育app two agreed to build on the summits to maintain international unity in supporting Ukraine鈥檚 fight for freedom and self-determination.
皇冠体育app ministers discussed the importance of increasing assistance to Ukraine to reverse Russian advances. 皇冠体育appy also spoke about cooperation on sanctions to undermine Putin鈥檚 war machine and the need for the free world to counter threats from the likes of Russia and China by strengthening security and economic ties.
皇冠体育appy spoke about the UK-France relationship and agreed to take forward work to deepen cooperation, as agreed by the Prime Minister and President Macron during their recent discussions, including preparations for a UK-France summit.
Finally, the Foreign Secretary raised the UK鈥檚 concerns with the Northern Ireland Protocol and highlighted the need for UK legislation in order to fix elements of the Protocol and uphold the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, in the face of the EU鈥檚 unwillingness to make the necessary changes to the Protocol. She reiterated the UK鈥檚 preference for a negotiated solution, and stressed that resolving issues like this would unleash the full potential of the UK-France relationship.