US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its fighting with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict, AFP reports.
Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The United States, Israel’s main ally, recently let pass a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a ceasefire during the month of Ramadan.
Blinken will meet with Macron to discuss the mounting international crises, the French presidency told AFP. He will also have talks with Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne.
The French minister was in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the Gaza conflict and in China on Monday to urge Beijing to press Russia over the Ukraine war.
The French foreign ministry said Sejourne and Blinken will discuss preparations for a NATO summit in Washington in July, as well as the “crises” in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan.