Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Before Their Meeting

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Before Their Meeting 06/25/2021 08:54 AM EDT Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Paris, France Quai d'Orsay FOREIGN MINISTER LE DRIAN:  (In French.) SECRETARY BLINKEN:  (In French.)  It's been a while since my January (inaudible).  So I'm especially pleased to be back.  And I think it's an important opportunity for us to pursue the very good work that France and the United States are doing together during these weeks and these months.  We were together at the G7, NATO, indirectly at the U.S.-EU summit.  We've been working very closely together these few months, and of course we had a very productive meeting between President Biden and President Macron on the margins of the meeting of the G7. So it's a very long and strong agenda, and I think we bring exactly the same perspective to bear, which is that there is a very imperative message in working together to meet the challenges of this moment that are really having an impact on the lives of our citizens.  Neither of us can do this alone.  We are so much stronger and more effective when we're working together.  And President Biden is extremely grateful for and (inaudible) partnership that we have with France.  Working together we have an opportunity to demonstrate that our democracies can deliver real results for our people and the people of the world, and I'm grateful to be able to work with you in that context.  So thank you for hosting us. Stay connected with the State Department: External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520