The new composition of the French government was approved and announced after several weeks of intensive consultations.
Oku.Az According to TASS, the list of ministers was announced by the head of the French presidential administration, Alexi Kohler.
Jean-Noël Barro, former representative of the Minister for European Affairs from the Democratic Movement Party, has been appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. He will replace Stéphane Sejourne, from the Renaissance party, who was appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron as vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the prosperity and industrial strategy of the European Union.
Sebastien Lecorne will remain in charge of the French Armed Forces.
As the French press notes, the posts of the heads of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are traditionally reserved and candidates proposed by the president are usually appointed to them.
