France confirms European participation in Abu Dhabi Ukraine talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that European officials will attend US-mediated talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Abu Dhabi.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on Sunday that European officials will join upcoming talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11. Speaking on French broadcaster RTL, Barrot stated that "Europeans will be well represented" and confirmed France's attendance at the US-mediated meeting.
While Barrot did not specify which French delegates would attend, he stressed the necessity of including European perspectives in discussions regarding continental security. The meeting in the United Arab Emirates represents a continued diplomatic effort to negotiate terms between Kyiv and Moscow alongside American mediators.
Sources: Digi24, Kathimerini, Tagesschau, Ziarul de Gardă, Українська правда.
Sources
- Kathimerini — Γαλλία: Η Ευρώπη θα είναι παρούσα στις συνομιλίες για την Ουκρανία στο Αμπού Ντάμπι
- Українська правда — Франція долучиться до переговорів України, США та Росії в Абу-Дабі – міністр
- Digi24 — Europenii se întorc la masa negocierilor privind Ucraina, de la Abu Dhabi: „Vor fi bine reprezentaţi”. Anunțul a fost făcut de Franța
- Ziarul de Gardă — Europenii vor participa la negocierile de pace dintre Ucraina și Rusia la Abu Dhabi, declară ministrul francez de externe
- Tagesschau — Ukraine-Gespräche in Abu Dhabi: Europäer sind laut Frankreich "gut vertreten"
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