Jean-Noel Barrot

France, Germany to summon Russian ambassador to Paris over alleged cyberattack campaign

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot added that France would also place sanctions on some Russian individuals and entities.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.
PROTESTORS WAVE flags of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty/

Police order last-minute ban of Iranian opposition rally in Paris, no reason given

FRENCH FOREIGN Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to a meeting with the French electrification team to accelerate national mobilization in favour of the electrification of France at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, May 26, 2026.

French Foreign Minister calls for UNSC 'emergency meeting' over Israel's operations in Lebanon

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.

Ben-Gvir banned from France, French FM Barrot says, demanding sanctions against far-right minister


US ambassador to France ignores summons from French Foreign Ministry, denied access to officials

France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said the senior American representative is required to explain his absence, and until he does so, he will be denied access to senior figures.

CHARLES KUSHNER attends the funeral for Ivana Trump, socialite and first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump, at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, in New York City, US, July 20, 2022.

European countries slam Francesca Albanese, France demands resignation from UN Human Rights Council

In response to the accusations, Albanese lashed out at her critics and claimed that her words had been taken out of context.

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese listens during a conference on "A Cartography of Genocide: Israel's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023", an investigative project on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.

'Region does not need new war': EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization

Israel welcomed the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar calling it "an important and historic decision."

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

Sa’ar urges France to support EU designation of IRGC as terrorist group

Sa’ar said that an EU designation “would be both a moral and an effective step, and would send a clear message to the Iranian people: We hear your voice. You are not alone.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

France working with partners on response if US moves to seize Greenland

Barrot said the subject would be raised at his meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland later in the day.

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, in Paris, on November 25, 2025.