On the occasion of the start of the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Harlem Désir, Minister of State for European Affairs, will meet with Bert Koenders, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, today in The Hague.

Mr. Désir and Mr. Koenders will take stock of the priorities for the European Union for the first half of 2016, foremost among them the fight against terrorism and radicalization, the response to the migration crisis as well as support for growth, employment and investment.

Harlem Désir will also represent France at the joint meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the Global Coalition to counter Daesh [ISIL] on the topic of foreign fighters, which will take place at Europol’s headquarters.

Yemen – Attack on a Médecins Sans Frontières clinic (January 10, 2016)

France condemns the attack on January 10 that hit a clinic run by the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières in Razeh, which killed four and injured 10.

We reiterate that it is imperative for all parties to abide by international humanitarian law in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and as reaffirmed by the UN Security Council in Resolution 2216.

France calls for reinstituting the ceasefire and encourages all parties to resume the inter-Yemeni dialogue.