Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Drian called Russia a neighbor and spoke in favor of the need for a dialogue with Moscow. At the same time, he added that the neighbors were different. The words Le Drian, spoken on the air RTL channel, reports RIA Novosti.
“Russia is primarily a neighbor. This is a reality, but the geography of the stubborn, as you know, and Russia did not express his intention to” move “. Sometimes the neighbors are unbearable, there are neighbors who are annoyed, but they remain your neighbors” , “the diplomat said and added that therefore, you should always act for the benefit of common interests and continue the dialogue.
as an example, he brought the meeting of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense of France and Russia in the format “2 + 2”. Le Drian noticed that he would not call a good meeting, but most importantly – that she took place.
The meeting was held on November 12 in Paris. It was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, the French side was represented by the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Drian and Minister of Armed Forces Flores Parley.