G7 Meeting: Jean

The minister also announced the holding of three international conferences, against captagon trafficking, against new sources of terrorism financing, on May 19 in Paris, as well as a “regional security conference in the Caribbean” in July.

Published on 27/03/2026 at 17:30, updated on 27/03/2026 at 17:42.

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Jean-Noël Barrot, on March 27, 2026 in Cernay-la-Ville (Yvelines), during a press conference following the first formal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

Facing an “international order that is fragmenting and faltering,” Jean-Noël Barrot spoke on Friday, March 27, after the first formal meeting of the G7 foreign ministers.

“Four major initiatives” were launched, announced the minister. Firstly, a reform to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping operations to make them more effective. Secondly, “optimize humanitarian supply chains with the private sector to increase the number of beneficiaries and reduce hunger and malnutrition worldwide.”

But also “support and participate in fundraising for the reconstruction of the Chernobyl confinement arch, pierced last year by a Russian drone.” And finally, “create a network of ports from G7 countries and their partners, representing a third of the world’s port capacity, to thwart the increasingly sophisticated strategies of drug traffickers and organized criminals.”

The Foreign Minister also announced the holding of three international or regional conferences. A conference to combat captagon trafficking, “this synthetic drug that wreaks havoc in the Middle East but also in Europe.” A conference titled “No money for terror” on May 19 in Paris, “to dry up new sources of terrorism financing.” And finally, in Martinique, a “regional security conference in the Caribbean” in July “involving G7 members.”