Editing Foreign relations of France (section)

===Asia===
{{Main|France–Asia relations}}
France has extensive political and economical relations with Asian countries, including China, India, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia as well as an increasing presence in regional fora. France was instrumental in launching the [[Asia–Europe Meeting]] (ASEM) process which could eventually emerge as a competitor to [[APEC]]. France is seeking to broaden its commercial presence in China and will pose a competitive challenge to U.S. business, particularly in [[aerospace]], high-tech, and luxury markets. In Southeast Asia, France was an architect of the [[Paris Peace Accords]].

France does not have formal diplomatic relationships with North Korea. North Korea however maintains a ''delegation'' (not an embassy nor a consulate) near Paris. As most countries, France does not recognize, nor have formal diplomatic relationships with Taiwan, due to its recognition of China; however, Taiwan maintains a representation office in Paris which is similar to an embassy. Likewise, the French Institute in Taipei has an administrative consular section that delivers visas and fulfills other missions normally dealt with by diplomatic outposts.

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|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}||<!--Date started-->1922||See [[Afghanistan–France relations]]

* Afghanistan has an embassy in Paris.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://ambafghanistan-fr.com/| title = Embassy of Afghanistan in Paris}}</ref>
* France has an embassy in [[Kabul]], but its activities have been suspended since 2 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://af.ambafrance.org/| title = Embassy of France in Kabul}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Armenia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Armenia–France relations]]

* Armenia has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in Lyon and Marseille.
* France has an embassy in [[Yerevan]]. 
* France [[Armenian genocide recognition|recognized]] the [[Armenian genocide]] in 1998. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
* France supports [[Accession of Armenia to the European Union|Armenia's EU membership]].
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|{{flagu|Azerbaijan}}||{{dts|21 February 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=France|url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/content/146/france |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=mfa.gov.az}}</ref><!--Date started-->||See [[Azerbaijan—France relations|Azerbaijan-France relations]]
* Azerbaijan has an embassy in Paris.
* France has an embassy in [[Baku]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
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|{{flagu|Cambodia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Cambodia–France relations]]

* Cambodia has an embassy in Paris.
* France has an embassy in [[Phnom Penh]].
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|{{flagu|China}}||{{dts|7 October 1913}}||See [[China–France relations]]

During the 1990s, France and the PRC repeatedly clashed as a result of the PRC's [[One China Policy]]. France sold weapons to Taiwan, angering the Beijing government. This resulted in the temporary closure of the French Consulate-General in [[Guangzhou]]. France eventually agreed to prohibit local companies from selling arms to Taiwan, and diplomatic relations resumed in 1994. Since then, the two countries have exchanged a number of state visits. Today, Sino-French relations are primarily economic. Bilateral trade reached new high levels in 2000. Cultural ties between the two countries are less well represented, though France is making an effort to improve this disparity.
* China has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in Lyon, Marseille, Papeete, Saint-Denis and Strasbourg.
* France has an embassy in Beijing and consulates-general in [[Chengdu]], [[Guangzhou]], Hong Kong, Shanghai, [[Shenyang]] and [[Wuhan]].
The bilateral investment relationship between France and China has been a key component of their economic partnership, with more than 50 agreements signed in sectors like nuclear energy, aerospace, and finance during Xi Jinping's 2015 visit to France. Emmanuel Macron's 2018 trip to Beijing further reinforced this partnership with €13 billion in contracts. Recent initiatives include collaboration in green energy and technology, significant investments in the automotive industry, infrastructure cooperation, aerospace industry developments, energy sector investments, and luxury goods market collaborations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=France-China Relations: Trade, Investment, and Recent Developments |url=https://www.china-briefing.com/news/france-china-relations-trade-investment-and-recent-developments/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=China Briefing News |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2024, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne emphasized that France didn't plan to "decouple" from China but instead aimed for an "economic rebalancing" to establish a durable and fair trade partnership. He confirmed that ongoing discussions on "de-risking" with China would be maintained by France and the [[European Union]], with no allusion to potential protectionist measures from the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santolo |first=Alessandra Scotto di |date=2024-04-01 |title=Macron cosies up to Xi Jinping as EU plans hammer blow to Chinese economy |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1883683/emmanuel-macron-france-china-economy-eu-trade |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia }}||<!--Date started-->{{dts|21 August 1992}}
|See [[France–Georgia relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Tbilisi]].
* Georgia has an embassy in Paris. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
* France is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Georgia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Georgia to the European Union|candidate]].
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|{{flagu|India }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–India relations]]

[[File:Dassault Mirage 2000.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[Indian Air Force]] has the second largest fleet of France's [[Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000H]] after [[Armée de l'Air]].]]
France and India established diplomatic relationships soon after India achieved independence in 1947. India's strong diplomatic ties with France resulted in the peaceful cession of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondichéry]] to India on 1 November 1954 without any military opposition from France.

France was the only country that did not condemn India's decision to go nuclear in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cns.miis.edu/research/india/reaction.htm |title=CNS – World Reaction to the Indian Nuclear Tests |access-date=20 September 2007 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011123140851/http://cns.miis.edu/research/india/reaction.htm |archive-date=23 November 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2003, France became the largest supplier of nuclear fuel and technology to India and remains a large military and economic trade partner. India's permanent member aspirations in the UN Security Council have found very strong support from former French [[President Chirac]].
The decision by the Indian government to purchase French {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|1}}s worth US$3&nbsp;billion and 43 [[Airbus]] aircraft for [[Indian Airlines]] worth US$2.5&nbsp;billion has further cemented the strategic, military and economic co-operation between India and France.
<br />France also became the first country to do nuclear trade with India after NSG waiver on 30 September 2008.
* France has an embassy in New Delhi and consulates-generals in [[Bengaluru]], [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]], [[Mumbai]] and [[kolkata]].
* India has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in [[Reunion island]].
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|{{flagu|Indonesia }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Indonesia relations]]

The relations between France and Indonesia have been increasing of late, while Indonesia has become increasingly strategic to the government and people of France. Not only because of economic development (there are 110 French multinational companies operated in Indonesia), it also because France viewed Indonesia has been playing an increasingly significant international role.<ref name="Kompas">{{cite web
| title = How French Sees The Relations with Indonesia
| url = http://english.kompas.com/read/2009/10/10/08413686/How.French.Sees.The.Relations.with.Indonesia....
| author = Jimbon, Source: Antara
| date = 10 October 2009 <!-- , 08:41
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| publisher = Kompas.com
| access-date = 11 February 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616153222/http://english.kompas.com/read/2009/10/10/08413686/How.French.Sees.The.Relations.with.Indonesia....
| archive-date = 16 June 2013
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

The relations between two nations are important as both are democratic republics and both holds significant geopolitical influences in each regions, France is indispensable member of [[European Union]], as well as Indonesia for [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]. The diplomatic relation between France and Indonesia is also a key element for developing relations between Indonesia and the European Union and between France and the ASEAN.<ref name="Diplomatie">{{cite web
| title = France and Indonesia
| url = http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/indonesia-489/france-and-indonesia/
| date = 1 August 2012
| publisher= France Diplomatie
| access-date =11 February 2013 }}</ref> Both nations are the member of [[G-20 major economies]].
* France has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].
* Indonesia has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Iran }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Iran relations]]

Iran has generally enjoyed a friendly relationship with France since the Middle Ages. The travels of [[Jean-Baptiste Tavernier]] are particularly well known to [[Safavid]] Persia. Relations between France and Iran also remained friendly under French President [[Jacques Chirac]]. Recently however, relations have soured over Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment and France supporting the referral of Iran to the United Nations Security Council.<ref>David Styan,  "Jacques Chirac's 'non': France, Iraq and the United Nations, 1991–2003." ''Modern & Contemporary France'' (2004) 12#2 pp: 371–385.</ref>
* France has an embassy in [[Tehran]].
* Iran has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Iraq }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Iraq relations]]

Before Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, France enjoyed friendly relations with former Iraqi president [[Saddam Hussein]], however the relationship turned sour once Iraq entered Kuwaiti soil and soon France cut off ties with Iraq. Following thirteen years, France resumed relations with Iraq in 2003.<ref name=FranceIraqRestoreRelations>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3886515.stm |title=France and Iraq Restore Relations |access-date=23 August 2008|quote=France and Iraq have restored diplomatic ties after a 13-year break. Iraq's then leader, Saddam Hussein, severed ties in 1991 in protest at France's participation in the war to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.  |publisher=BBC | date=12 July 2004}}</ref> France and Germany opposed the American-British invasion of 2003 to 2011.
* France has an embassy in [[Baghdad]].
* Iraq has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Israel }}||{{dts|12 January 1949}}||See [[France–Israel relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] and consulates-general in [[Haifa]] and [[Jerusalem]].
* Israel has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in [[Marseille]].
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|{{flagu|Japan }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Japan relations]]

Recently France has been very involved in trade and cultural exchange initiatives with Japan. Some people see this as being a result of French leader [[Jacques Chirac]] being a [[Japanophile]]. Chirac has visited Japan over 40 times, probably more than any other world leader outside Japan, and is an expert on the country. France has started the export promotion campaign "Le Japon, c'est possible" and the international liaison personnel exchange [[JET Programme]]. Together they built the ''[[Japanese cultural House in Paris]] ([[French language|French]]: Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris)''.

France and Japan have also worked together to improve dire health situations from AIDS and underdevelopment in Djibouti, Madagascar, Uganda, and other countries.

Japan and France are also known to share ideas with each other in the realms of art and cooking. Japan has been heavily influenced by French cuisine within the past few decades, as seen on the television show [[Iron Chef]]. [[Anime]] is popular in France, and French historical figures and settings from [[medieval]], [[Renaissance]], [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleonic]], and [[World War]] eras have served as models for certain popular stories in Japanese entertainment. The purity of Japanese painting and illustration, and likewise the modernity and elegance of French visual arts has resulted in hybrid styles in those creative fields.

* France has an embassy in Tokyo and consulate-general in [[Kyoto]].
* Japan has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Kazakhstan}}||<!--Date started-->{{dts|25 January 1992}}||See [[France–Kazakhstan relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Astana]] and a consulate-general in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kz.ambafrance.org/| title = Embassy of France in Astana}}</ref>
* Kazakhstan has an embassy in Paris.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.amb-kazakhstan.fr/| title = Embassy of Kazakhstan in Paris}}</ref>
* Over 140 enterprises with French capital operate in Kazakhstan, including Total, Areva, Danone, Vicat, Peugeot, Alstom, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=B. Sagintayev, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry "France-Kazakhstan" discuss prospects for expanding cooperation|url=http://www.government.kz/en/novosti/1013625-b-sagintayev-representatives-of-the-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-france-kazakhstan-discuss-prospects-for-expanding-cooperation.html|website=www.government.kz|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=5 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070327/http://www.government.kz/en/novosti/1013625-b-sagintayev-representatives-of-the-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-france-kazakhstan-discuss-prospects-for-expanding-cooperation.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Kuwait}}||<!--Date started-->||

* France has an embassy in [[Kuwait City]].
* Kuwait has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Laos}}||<!--Date started-->||

* France has an embassy in [[Vientiane]].
* Laos has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Lebanon }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Lebanon relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Beirut]].
* Lebanon has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Marseille.
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|{{flagu|Malaysia }}||1957||See [[France–Malaysia relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
* Malaysia has an embassy in Paris.
* The relations started after the [[Federation of Malaya]] achieved independence in 1957, although the first Malayan ambassador to France only arrived in Paris in 1959.<ref name="MarcinkowskiChevallier-Govers2011">{{cite book|author1=Christoph Marcinkowski|author2=Constance Chevallier-Govers|author3=Ruhanas Harun|title=Malaysia and the European Union: Perspectives for the Twenty-first Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VFrfBP52_1wC&pg=PA34|year=2011|publisher=LIT Verlag Münster|isbn=978-3-643-80085-5|pages=34–}}</ref> During the administration of [[Jacques Chirac]] and [[Mahathir Mohamad]], the relations significantly improved especially in economics, politics and culturally aspects.<ref name="MarcinkowskiChevallier-Govers2011"/>
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|{{flagu|Myanmar}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Myanmar relations]]

Following the end of [[World War II]], ambassador-level diplomatic relationships between France and Burma were established in 1948, soon after the Burmese nation became an independent republic on 4 January 1948, as ''Union of Burma'', with [[Sao Shwe Thaik]] as its first President and [[U Nu]] as its first Prime Minister.
* France has an embassy in [[Yangon]].
* Myanmar has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|North Korea }}||<!--Date started-->{{N/a}}||See [[France–North Korea relations]]

Relations between the France and North Korea are officially non-existent.  France is one of the two [[European Union]] members not to recognise North Korea, the other being Estonia.  France therefore officially recognises South Korean sovereignty over the [[Korean peninsula]]. There is no French embassy, nor any other type of French diplomatic representation, in [[Pyongyang]], and no DPRK embassy in Paris. There is, however, a North Korean diplomatic office in [[Neuilly sur Seine]], near Paris.<ref name="questions.assemblee-nationale.fr">{{cite web|url=http://questions.assemblee-nationale.fr/q12/12-58175QE.htm |title=Official website of the French National Assembly |publisher=Questions.assemblee-nationale.fr |access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.abm.fr/fiche/cdn2a.html Address of the North Korean diplomatic representation in France] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104031219/http://www.abm.fr/fiche/cdn2a.html |date=4 January 2010 }}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Pakistan }}||<!--Date started-->
|See [[France–Pakistan relations]]
Pakistan and France have high levels of diplomatic meetings and enjoy very friendly bilateral relations.  However, these good relations haven't been around very long due to a variety of reasons. Trade between the two countries is generally increasing with time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/16-french-nuclear-offer-hs-01|website=dawn.com|title=French nuclear 'offer'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521114147/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/16-french-nuclear-offer-hs-01|archive-date=21 May 2009}}</ref>
See also [[Pakistanis in France]], [[Musa Javed Chohan]]: former ambassador of Pakistan to France and recipient of the [[Ordre National du Merite]] for the promotion of bilateral cooperation between France and Pakistan.
* France has an embassy in [[Islamabad]].
* Pakistan has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Philippines }}||<!--1947-->||See [[France–Philippines relations]]

The France–Philippines relations refers to the foreign relations between France and the Philippines. In 1947, France and the Philippines signed a Treaty of Amity which established diplomatic relations with the two countries.
* France has an embassy in [[Manila]].
* Philippines has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Qatar}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Qatar relations]]

Qatar is dependent on France for around 80% of its military imports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/proche-moyen-orient/le-qatar-un-emirat-francophile_743668.html|title=Le Qatar, un émirat francophile|work=L'Express|author=Dominique Lagarde|language=fr|date=27 February 2009|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> The first bilateral agreement between the two countries was signed in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ambafrance-qa.org/Agreements-and-Treaties|title=Agreements and Treaties|publisher=French Embassy in Doha|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> A defense pact was signed in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.albawaba.com/business/qatari-exports-france-double-over-2000|title=Qatari exports to France double over 2000|website=Al Bawaba|date=24 June 2001|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has stakes in numerous French companies, including [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[Vivendi]], and [[Vinci SA]].
* France has an embassy in [[Doha]].
* Qatar has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Saudi Arabia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Saudi Arabia relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] and a consulate-general in [[Jeddah]]..
* Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Singapore }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Singapore relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Singapore]].
* Singapore has an embassy Paris.
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|{{flagu|South Korea }}||<!--Date started-->{{dts|4 June 1886}}||See [[France–South Korea relations]]

The establishment of diplomatic relations between France and South Korea began on 4 June 1886. France and South Korea maintain very good relations. They collaborate on many topics and issues that are facing the world today. This was seen especially on the question of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) which is of course a matter of great importance for both countries Besides bilateral cooperation France and South Korea also work together in international organizations such as the United Nations, [[UNESCO]], the [[OECD]], etc. On the matter of North Korea, France is one of the few European countries (EU/[[European Economic Area|EEA]]) to not have official diplomatic relations with North Korea. France has supported the [[Six-party talks]] as well as the role of the [[IAEA]] in finding solutions to the [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear]] issue. The French Government had made an agreement of the [[Working Holiday Visa]] program with South Korea.
* France has an embassy in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://kr.ambafrance.org/ |title = La France en Corée - Ambassade de France à Séoul}}</ref> 
* South Korea has an embassy in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/fr-ko/index.do |title = 주 프랑스 대한민국 대사관}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Sri Lanka }}||<!--Date started-->{{dts|27 October 1948}}||
* France has an embassy in [[Colombo]].
* Sri Lanka has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Syria}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Syria relations]]

France recognized the SNC on 21 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://euobserver.com/13/114380|author=Andrew Rettman|title=France recognises Syrian council, proposes military intervention|date=24 October 2011|access-date=24 November 2011|publisher=EUObserwer}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Thailand }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Thailand relations]]

France–Thailand relations cover a period from the 16th century until modern times. Relations started in earnest during the reign of [[Louis XIV]] with numerous reciprocal embassies, and a major attempt by France to Christianize [[Siam]] (modern Thailand) and establish a French [[protectorate]], which failed when the country revolted against foreign intrusions in 1688. France would only return more than a century and a half later as a modernized [[colonial power]], engaging in a struggle for territory and influence against Thailand in the [[Indochinese Peninsula]], which would last until the 20th century.
* France has an embassy in [[Bangkok]].
* Thailand has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Turkey}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Turkey relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in Paris. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]]. 
* France is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Turkey is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|candidate]]. France opposes Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
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|{{flagu|Turkmenistan }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Turkmenistan relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Ashgabat]].
* Turkmenistan has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|United Arab Emirates}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–United Arab Emirates relations]]

* France has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] and a consulate-general in [[Dubai]].
* United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flagu|Vietnam }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[France–Vietnam relations]]

France–Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the [[Jesuit]] father [[Alexandre de Rhodes]]. Various traders would visit Vietnam during the 18th century, until the major involvement of French forces under [[Pigneau de Béhaine]] to help establish the [[Nguyễn dynasty]] from 1787 to 1789. France was heavily involved in Vietnam in the 19th century under the pretext of protecting the work of Catholic missionaries in the country. France progressively carved for itself a huge colony, which would form [[French Indochina]] in 1887. France continued to rule Vietnam as a colony until France's defeat in the [[First Indochina War]] and the proclamation of Vietnam's independence in 1954.
* France has an embassy in [[Hanoi]] and a consulate-general in [[Ho Chi Minh City]].
* Vietnam has an embassy in Paris.
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|France began to show increasing interest in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, particularly. The country became actively supportive towards the two Arab nations in their involvement in the Yemen civil war, becoming one of the crucial arms suppliers. There had been a number of calls from the human rights organizations for France to halt their arms sales to both Saudi and the UAE, which were known for causing a humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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