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text-align:center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/68px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/90px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></th> <th scope="col" style="width:50%; text-align:center; border-left:thin solid lightgrey;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/90px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></th> </tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lightgrey">Diplomatic mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; text-align:center">France Embassy, Abu Dhabi</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:center; border-left:thin solid lightgrey;">United Arab Emirates Embassy, Paris</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>France–United Arab Emirates relations</b> are the foreign <a href="/wiki/Bilateralism" title="Bilateralism">relations</a> between <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to France, <a href="/wiki/Khalifa_Ahmad_Mubarak" title="Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak">Khalifa Ahmad Mubarak</a>, was assassinated in Paris on 8 February 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Militarily, the UAE and France negotiated a defence cooperation agreement to diversify the UAE's procurement of weaponry, in addition to a significant military relationship with the United States; France is one of the country's primary providers of military matériel.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Culturally, as of 2008<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Paris" title="University of Paris">Sorbonne</a> university and <a href="/wiki/Louvre" title="Louvre">Louvre</a> museum were both establishing extensions in the UAE,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and there was a plan to recreate a miniature <a href="/wiki/Lyon" title="Lyon">Lyon</a> city in Dubai complete with public squares, restaurants and museums.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 25, 2009, French president <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> visited Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he and the UAE's president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan formally opened a French military base, France's first permanent base in the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, with up to 500 French troops.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sarkozy also visited the site of <a href="/wiki/Louvre_Abu_Dhabi" title="Louvre Abu Dhabi">a Louvre Museum branch</a> which France is opening in the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that co-operation with France was a top priority of UAE foreign policy.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 15, 2021, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a> met French president <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" title="Emmanuel Macron">Emmanuel Macron</a> in Paris to discuss the <a href="/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive" title="2021 Taliban offensive">situation in Afghanistan</a> and to improve cooperation between the two nations.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, the expanding efforts to improve relations between the two nations saw a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the UAE. Following the meeting, the French Defense Ministry announced that a weapons deal worth 16 billion euros ($18 billion) was signed with the UAE, which included 80 upgraded <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Rafale" title="Dassault Rafale">Rafale warplanes</a> and 12 Airbus-built combat helicopters. While Macron said the contracts were important to deepen the military ties with the Gulf nation, the human rights groups raised concerns about the Emirates’ involvement in the conflicts in <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)">Yemen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_Libyan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Libyan Civil War">Libya</a>. The rights groups said that the deal was even more objectionable because of the Gulf nation’s failure in improving its human rights records.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, the UAE intruded the Paris book fair, through an Emirati research centre, Trends Research & Advisory. Representatives of the institution distributed English and Arabic brochures against the Muslim Brotherhood, which is the main focus of the Emirati bookshops. They also distributed research of <a href="/wiki/G42_(company)" title="G42 (company)">Group 42</a>, which included issues related to the use of AI in the fight against Covid-19. Intelligence Online suggested that Trends might use its senior adviser and the <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_de_relations_internationales_et_strat%C3%A9giques" class="extiw" title="fr:Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques">IRIS</a> director, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pascal_Boniface&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pascal Boniface (page does not exist)">Pascal Boniface</a>, to help UAE navigate its way into Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, <i>Intelligence Online</i> revealed that Abu Dhabi was considering to order 12 more Rafale fighter jets from <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" title="Dassault Aviation">Dassault Aviation</a>. Several sources suggested that the contract might include the Neuron, a combat drone. However, there were doubts around completion of the deal. Abu Dhabi was considering an offset agreement to order more Rafales, despite official French denial of the initial contract signed in 2021, which also received criticism from human rights groups.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Resident_diplomatic_missions">Resident diplomatic missions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Resident diplomatic missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>France has an embassy in <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a> and a consulate-general in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>.</li> <li>United Arab Emirates has an embassy in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Paris"><img alt="Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Paris" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg/120px-Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg/180px-Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg/240px-Emirati_embassy_in_Paris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Paris</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_France" title="Foreign relations of France">Foreign relations of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates">Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_people_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="French people in the United Arab Emirates">French people in the United Arab Emirates</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Madagascar_relations" title="France–Madagascar relations">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mali_relations" title="France–Mali relations">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mauritania_relations" title="France–Mauritania relations">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mauritius_relations" title="France–Mauritius relations">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Morocco_relations" title="France–Morocco relations">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mozambique_relations" title="France–Mozambique relations">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Niger_relations" title="France–Niger relations">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Rwanda_relations" title="France–Rwanda relations">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Senegal_relations" title="France–Senegal relations">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Somalia_relations" title="France–Somalia relations">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations" title="France–South Africa relations">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Tanzania_relations" title="France–Tanzania relations">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Togo_relations" title="France–Togo relations">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Tunisia_relations" title="France–Tunisia relations">Tunisia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Argentina–France relations">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Barbados–France relations">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Brazil–France relations">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Canada–France relations">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Chile–France relations">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Colombia–France relations">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cuba–France relations">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Dominica–France relations">Dominica, (Commonwealth of)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador%E2%80%93France_relations" title="El Salvador–France relations">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Haiti_relations" title="France–Haiti relations">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mexico_relations" title="France–Mexico relations">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Peru_relations" title="France–Peru relations">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Suriname_relations" title="France–Suriname relations">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Trinidad_and_Tobago_relations" title="France–Trinidad and Tobago relations">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="France–United States relations">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Republic_of_Texas_relations" title="France–Republic of Texas relations">Texas <span style="font-size:85%;">(historic)</span></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Uruguay_relations" title="France–Uruguay relations">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" title="France–Venezuela relations">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Afghanistan–France relations">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Armenia–France relations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%94France_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Azerbaijan—France relations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Bangladesh–France relations">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunei%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Brunei–France relations">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cambodia–France relations">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93France_relations" title="China–France relations">China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_relations" title="France–Hong Kong relations">Hong Kong</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Georgia_relations" title="France–Georgia relations">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93India_relations" title="France–India relations">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations" title="France–Indonesia relations">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iran_relations" title="France–Iran relations">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iraq_relations" title="France–Iraq relations">Iraq</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kurdistan_Region_relations" title="France–Kurdistan Region relations">Kurdistan Region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Israel_relations" title="France–Israel relations">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Japan_relations" title="France–Japan relations">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kazakhstan_relations" title="France–Kazakhstan relations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Laos_relations" title="France–Laos relations">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" title="France–Lebanon relations">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Malaysia_relations" title="France–Malaysia relations">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Myanmar_relations" title="France–Myanmar relations">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Nepal_relations" title="France–Nepal relations">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations" title="France–North Korea relations">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="France–Pakistan relations">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Palestine_relations" title="France–Palestine relations">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" title="France–Philippines relations">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Qatar_relations" title="France–Qatar relations">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" title="France–Saudi Arabia relations">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Singapore_relations" title="France–Singapore relations">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="France–South Korea relations">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations" title="France–Syria relations">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" title="France–Taiwan relations">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Thailand_relations" title="France–Thailand relations">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="France–Turkey relations">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Turkmenistan_relations" title="France–Turkmenistan relations">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations" title="France–Vietnam relations">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albania%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Albania–France relations">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Andorra–France relations">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Austria–France relations">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Belgium–France relations">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Bulgaria–France relations">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Croatia–France relations">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cyprus–France relations">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Czech Republic–France relations">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Denmark–France relations">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Finland–France relations">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Germany_relations" title="France–Germany relations">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Greece_relations" title="France–Greece relations">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Holy_See_relations" title="France–Holy See relations">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Hungary_relations" title="France–Hungary relations">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iceland_relations" title="France–Iceland relations">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Ireland_relations" title="France–Ireland relations">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Italy_relations" title="France–Italy relations">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kosovo_relations" title="France–Kosovo relations">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Liechtenstein_relations" title="France–Liechtenstein relations">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Luxembourg_relations" title="France–Luxembourg relations">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Monaco_relations" title="France–Monaco relations">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Netherlands_relations" title="France–Netherlands relations">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Norway_relations" title="France–Norway relations">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Poland_relations" title="France–Poland relations">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Portugal_relations" title="France–Portugal relations">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Romania_relations" title="France–Romania relations">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Russia_relations" title="France–Russia relations">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" title="France–Serbia relations">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Spain_relations" title="France–Spain relations">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Sweden_relations" title="France–Sweden relations">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Switzerland_relations" title="France–Switzerland relations">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" title="France–Ukraine relations">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" title="France–United Kingdom relations">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Australia–France relations">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Fiji–France relations">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kiribati_relations" title="France–Kiribati relations">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations" title="France–New Zealand relations">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Papua_New_Guinea_relations" title="France–Papua New Guinea relations">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Vanuatu_relations" title="France–Vanuatu relations">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations" title="France–Soviet Union relations">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Yugoslavia_relations" title="France–Yugoslavia relations">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> 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