Bernard Quintin succeeds Hadja Lahbib as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions. He should act in the interim while awaiting the end of the Arizona negotiations.
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By Philippe de BoeckPublished on 11/30/2024 at 3:51 p.m.
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Pto ensure the interim in Foreign Affairs between the departure of Hadja Lahbib to the European Commission (this 1is December) and the arrival of a designated successor within the future Arizona government, the choice of Bernard Quintin seemed obvious.
“The international situation did not allow, even for a few weeks, to do without a full-time Minister of Foreign Affairs. Bernard Quintin is directly operational and knows the files perfectly… He is the right person, at the right time, in the right place,” declared the president of the MR Georges-Louis Bouchez.
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