Category: Jean-Yves Le Drian

France Calls Turkish-Cypriot Move on Ghost Town a ‘Provocation’

PARIS/ISTANBUL—France on Wednesday criticized as a “provocation” a move by Turkish Cypriot authorities to partially reopen an abandoned town in Cyprus for potential resettlement, in the latest critique from the West that Ankara has dismissed. Turkish Cypriots said on Tuesday that part of Varosha would come under civilian control and people would be able to…


China’s Ambassador to France Pressures French Senator to Cancel Visit to Taiwan

French media revealed on March 15 that China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, pressured a French lawmaker to cancel a planned official visit to Taiwan. In response, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the move and called out the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy.  According to French newspaper La Lettre A, Lu learned from the French…