Philippe Douste-Blazy

Former French Minister of Health (1993-1995), Culture (1995-1997) and Health and Social Protection (2004-2005), Philippe Douste-Blazy is the current French Foreign Minister. In 2003, he was the coauthor of a law that redeems the colonization of Algeria by France.

13 articles

français English русский Español

“French-German Relations: A Legacy at the Service of the Union”

by Philippe Douste-Blazy

15 December 2005

Yesterday, November 23, 2005, Angela Merkel visited Paris for the first time as chancellor of Federal Germany thus opening a new page in the rich book of French-German history of relationships. For half a century ago, our two diplomacies have been closely linked, jointly working day by day. (...)

“Iran: restoring trust”

by Jack Straw, Javier Solana , Joschka Fischer , Philippe Douste-Blazy, Luis David Obando López

26 October 2005

All governments agree that it’s necessary to put an end to the proliferation of nuclear weapons. To respect the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is an obligation. Two years ago, Iran recognized before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it was creating the infrastructure for the (...)

“Europe: the moment of truth”

by Philippe Douste-Blazy

29 June 2005

On May 29, the French rejected the European Constitutional Treaty and such democratic choice has to be accepted. We can not continue pretending that nothing has happened. _Europe is facing an identity crisis, and not just in France and Holland. We have witnessed a divorce between the States (...)

Philippe Douste-Blazy

Most popular