Anne-Claire Legendre, spokesperson for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, was the guest of 8:30 a.m. france info, Friday, August 12. She answered questions from Jean-François Achilli and Céline Asselot.
Fires in Gironde: “A sign of European solidarity in the face of very serious fires”
“The solidarity mechanism” of the European Union “makes it possible to respond to the needs of each of the Member States as soon as there is a major disaster“, explained Anne-Claire Legendre. “Four Canadair will arrive from Italy and Greece, and 2 Swedish planes, nearly 400 personnel from the civil protection forces will come to reinforce the firefighters on the ground, but also from the satellite image provided by the satellite Copernicus. This mechanism is a sign of European solidarity in the face of very serious fires“, added the spokesperson for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
European solidarity in the face of fires in Gironde: Anne-Claire Legendre, spokesperson for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, explains how a “European reserve force” was set up.
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Ukraine: “We demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from the plant” of Zaporijjia
“This occupation by Russia creates a serious threat to the safety of this nuclear facility“said Anne-Claire Legendre after the new strikes on Thursday August 11 near the Ukrainian power plant in Zaporijjia. “What we are asking for today, and this was the subject of the meeting yesterday at the UN Security Council, it is a withdrawal an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from this plant. Another request we are making is to restore IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) access to this plant,” said Ms. Legendre.
Zaporijjia power plant: “This occupation by Russia creates a serious threat to the safety of this nuclear installation. We demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops”, declares Anne-Claire Legendre.
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Taiwan: France “called on China for a de-escalation”
France “called for a de-escalation to allow the preservation of the status quo”, explained Anne-Claire Legendre as the Taiwanese army conducted a new live ammunition exercise on Thursday, August 11. Operations that took place after Beijing, which continues its threats, ended its largest military maneuvers ever organized around the island. Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan “cannot be used as a pretext for escalating measures which could lead to increased tensions”, explained Ms. Legendre.
Afghanistan: “The situation on the ground is extremely degraded”
“France has increased its humanitarian aid, 120 million euros have been used by Afghans to try to meet the most urgent needs of the population“, explained Anne-Claire Legendre this Friday August 12 on franceinfo. One year after the fall of Kabul, France still does not recognize “not the taliban regime“, reaffirmed Anne-Claire Legendre. None of the requirements of the international community”was not respected by the Taliban regime“, recalled thehas Spokesperson for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.