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France's new FM promises to protect human rights worldwide

New French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, and outgoing Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, attend the handover ceremony, on 23 September 2024 in Paris. AP - Aurelien Morissard

The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot has promised to support efforts to protect human rights around the world. He took over from his predecessor, Stéphane Séjourné on Monday.

"This ministry will be fully mobilised whenever fundamental freedoms, human rights and minority rights are in danger," the 41-year-old centrist said during the handover ceremony in Paris.

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