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Ambassador Bertrand Besancenot (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

France Appoints Envoy to Mediate in Qatari Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 6, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- France appointed Bertrand Besancenot, diplomatic adviser to the government, as a special envoy to see how Paris could support mediation efforts in the rift between Qatar and several of its neighbors, a step that reflects France’s wish to be supportive of the...

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French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bertrand Besancenot

French Diplomat: ‘Moscow’s Behavior in Syria Incompatible with Combating Terrorism’

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-A French official revealed that differences between Paris and Moscow are due to the latter’s ambiguous intentions in explaining its focused air strikes on civilians and Syrian opposition in Aleppo. The official noted the incompatibility in the Russian behavior...