Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 November 2006
67 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the result of his meeting with representatives of the Government of France during his 30 October 2006 visit to Paris; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39504/06]
View answerIreland and France share important interests on a range of EU and other issues and it is important that we maintain a close and co-operative dialogue with them. With this in mind, I met with my French colleague, Philippe Douste-Blazy, and the French Minister for Europe, Catherine Colonna in Paris on 30 October. We had a very useful and open discussion on a number of important international and EU topics. The subjects covered in the course of our discussion included Irish-French bilateral relations; the EU Constitution/Future of Europe; EU enlargement and Turkey; Iran; the Middle East Peace Process including Lebanon and Syria; Darfur; Kosovo/Serbia; and the UNITAID initiative.
