In an interview with the TV channel, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said: TF1Paris wants to maintain relations with Moscow.
According to Colonna, contacts between the two countries are currently ongoing at all levels.
“I had the opportunity to speak. [министром иностранных дел РФ] Sergey Lavrov, we met at international conferences, for example, in the G20 fields. “We also have an ambassador in Russia,” he said.
The French Foreign Minister explained that diplomatic contacts between the two countries are not always easy. They also allow the exchange of views and the forwarding of requests.
before in Moscow He insisted Paris will avoid “injecting anti-Russian hysteria”. In particular, the Russian Foreign Ministry urged the French authorities to refrain from a neo-colonial approach when working with partners in the African region where the French should be friendly and cooperate.