Tag: Diplomacy
Does diplomacy belong only to diplomats?
“Diplo in extinction”, “diplomats on strike”: here are some of the signs brandished this Thursday in front of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A rare movement in this traditionally…
Strike of diplomats against the backdrop of disputed reform: “Mismatch between ambitions and means”
For the first time in 20 years, French diplomats are on strike. At the heart of the critics: the abolition of the diplomatic corps provided for in the reform of…
French diplomats on strike for the second time in their history
A call for a strike was launched by a collective of 600 diplomats and the inter-union of Foreign Affairs to protest against the abolition of the diplomatic corps planned by…
faced with the abolition of the diplomatic corps, call for an unprecedented strike by diplomats
It’s usually a hushed universe, but one that comes out of its reserve. The French diplomatic corps is not happy, and makes it known. It will be a historic strike…
Rwandan ambassador summoned following accusations of Kigali’s support for M23
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a series of demonstrations against Kigali began on Monday May 30 in the country. The authorities finally summoned the Rwandan ambassador on Tuesday to…
United Arab Emirates and Israel sign first free trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday, May 31. The first of its kind between the Jewish state and an Arab country. Two years…
Australia tries to strengthen ties with the Pacific islands, coveted by China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is currently on a tour of eight Pacific island countries. A trip which comes a few weeks after the signing of a security pact with…
Iran seizes two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s elite army, announced on Friday that it had seized two Greek oil tankers, shortly after protesting Greece’s seizure of a ship carrying Iranian oil. With our…
Rome and Algiers strengthen their energy cooperation with new agreements
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune began a two-day state visit to Italy on Thursday. An opportunity to strengthen ties between the two Mediterranean countries in terms of gas and electricity delivery.…
In the South Pacific, Beijing touts its regional free trade and security agreement
There is a surprise plan in the pocket of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is starting a visit to the Pacific on May 26 (Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji,…