Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze is pictured during a joint press conference with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Motion of Censure Against the Government at The National Assembly - Paris

Motion of Censure Against the Government at The National Assembly - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, French Minister of Agriculture, Agri-food and Food Sovereignty Annie Genevard, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and French Deputy Minister for Europe Benjamin Haddad during the motion of censure tabled by Mathilde Panot and Marine Le Pen at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 14, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

Weekly Cabinet Meeting - Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Noel Barrot after the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati and French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 13, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

Session of Questions to The Government - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly on January 13, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L), flanked by France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L), delivers a speeck during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L), delivers a speeck during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L) and France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), arrive for an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L), delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (C), flanked by Director-General for Administration and Modernisation at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Julien Steimer (L), Franceís junior Minister in charge of external trade Nicolas Forissier (2nd L) and Secretary General of France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descotes (2nd R), poses with French ambassadors during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (C), flanked by Franceís junior Minister in charge of external trade Nicolas Forissier (C-L) and Secretary General of France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descotes (C-R), poses with French ambassadors during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (L), flanked by France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (R), delivers a speech during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (R) upon their arrival at Quai d’Orsay as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stands outside the Quai d’Orsay to welcome the German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (not pictured) as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R) during the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during a press conference as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) and French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) walk to the rostrum as they hold a press conference with their Polish and German counterparts as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski pose for a family photo as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski hold a press conference as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot walks to the flags for a family photo as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (R) upon their arrival at Quai d’Orsay as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) meets with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (C) as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski hold a press conference as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (C-R), Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (foreground R), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (Foreground L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (C-L) meet during the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) upon his arrival at Quai d’Orsay as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski gather during the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski pose for a family photo as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (R) upon their arrival at Quai d’Orsay as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (R) upon their arrival at Quai d’Orsay as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (2-L) meets with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (2-R) as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

(L-R) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski gather during the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) meets with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (C) as part as the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the first council of ministers of the year at the Elysee palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the first council of ministers of the year at the Elysee palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the first council of ministers of the year at the Elysee palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

First Weekly Cabinet Meeting of 2026 - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the first council of ministers of the year at the Elysee palace on January 5, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari and France s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot leave after taking part in a breakfast with ministers of the French government at French Interior ministry Hotel de Beauvau in Paris, France. January 5, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM